Mechanics of slender structures
ME-411
Handwritten notes for Lecture 06 (After lecture): Rods II
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Description
How to use the Kirchhoff equations of rods. Examples (in 3D):
- Examples of kinematics in 3D: Determine the shape of a rod, given the Darboux vector.
- Example of twisted solutions in the Kirchhoff equations: Determine the shape of a rod, given the boundary conditions.