Branch of Mechanics related to mechanical behavior of Continuum Body – a continuous mass materials with no regard of its molecular structure.
It splits into two branches and subsequent disciplines:
| Solid Mechanics | Fluid Mechanics | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Elasticity | Plasticity | Non-Newtonian fluids | Newtonian fluids |
| Rheology | |||
Continuum mechanics model is based on three major equations:
| Continuity Equation | Momentum Equation | Equation of State |
|---|---|---|
| Conservation of mass | Conservation of momentum | Thermodynamic equilibrium |
[ Continuum Body ][ Solid Mechanics ] [ Fluid Mechanics]
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