Continuum Mechanics

Continuum Mechanics is a branch of mechanics that models matter as a continuous medium and analyzes the deformation, motion, and transmission of forces within such media using field variables governed by continuum balance laws and constitutive relations.

4.4K

Publications

339.9K

Citations

7.2K

Authors

1.9K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

Parents

Applied MechanicsComputational MechanicsSolid Mechanics

Children

Axiomatic Continuum MechanicsBalance LawsBifurcationComputational Continuum MechanicsCreep MechanicsElasticityFinite Deformation TheoryGradient Continuum MechanicsHomogenization TheoryHyperelasticity

Publications

4.4K

A continuum method for modeling surface tension

J. U. Brackbill, D.B. Kothe, C. Zemach · Journal of Computational Physics · 1992 · 10.1K citations

Engineering, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +14

A tensorial approach to computational continuum mechanics using object-oriented techniques

Henry Weller, Gavin Tabor, Hrvoje Jasak et al. · Computers in Physics · 1998 · 5.3K citations

Natural Sciences, Physics, Computational Fluid Dynamics +14

Influence of Rotatory Inertia and Shear on Flexural Motions of Isotropic, Elastic Plates

R. D. Mindlin · Journal of Applied Mechanics · 1951 · 5K citations

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Applied Mechanics +16

Nonlinear finite elements for continua and structures

Choice Reviews Online · 2001 · 4.6K citations

Computing, Computational Engineering, Mechanical Engineering +17

Reformulation of elasticity theory for discontinuities and long-range forces

Stewart Silling · Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids · 2000 · 4.1K citations

Natural Sciences, Mechanical Engineering, Physics +14

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Authors

7.2K

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Ian D. Walker
Clemson University, United States
61 publications · 5.7K citations
38
h-index
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Paul Steinmann
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany
27 publications · 1.4K citations
21
h-index
FD
Francesco dell’Isola
Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
20 publications · 2.3K citations
19
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A. Cemal Eringen
Princeton University, United States
21 publications · 2K citations
19
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P. M. Naghdi
University of California, Berkeley, United States
19 publications · 2.1K citations
18
h-index

1–5 of 7.2K

Institutions

1.9K

1–8 of 1.9K

Venues

International Journal of Solids and Structures
214 publications · 14.5K citations
65
h-index
Journal of Applied Mechanics
132 publications · 24.6K citations
53
h-index
Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids
113 publications · 18.7K citations
52
h-index
International Journal of Engineering Science
105 publications · 6.3K citations
43
h-index
Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
89 publications · 5.8K citations
43
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