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deformation

Transformation of a body from a reference configuration to a current configuration

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Subclass of: change

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In physics and continuum mechanics, deformation is the change in the shape or size of an object. It has dimension of length with SI unit of metre (m). It is quantified as the residual displacement of particles in a non-rigid body, from an initial configuration to a final configuration, excluding the body's average translation and rotation. A configuration is a set containing the positions of all particles of the body.

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Permanent duplicated item: Q28195873
Has effect: restoring force
Different from: Verzerrung criterion used: descriptive page and disambiguation page have to be in different items
Deformation criterion used: descriptive page and disambiguation page have to be in different items
Q12764445 criterion used: descriptive page and disambiguation page have to be in different items
ISQ dimension: \mathsf{L}
Studied by: elasticity theory
solid mechanics
continuum mechanics
infinitesimal strain theory
Criterion used: shape

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