Continuum Mechanics - Major Areas of Continuum Mechanics

Major Areas of Continuum Mechanics

Continuum mechanics
Solid mechanics
Elasticity
Plasticity
Rheology
Fluid mechanics
Non-Newtonian fluids do not undergo strain rates proportional to the applied shear stress.
Newtonian fluids undergo strain rates proportional to the applied shear stress.

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