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This paper presents a geometric discretization of elasticity when

the ambient space is Euclidean. This theory is built on ideas from

algebraic topology, exterior calculus and the recent developments

of discrete exterior calculus. We first review some geometric

ideas in continuum mechanics and show how constitutive equations

of linearized elasticity, similar to those of electromagnetism,

can be written in terms of a material Hodge star operator. In the

discrete theory presented in this paper, instead of referring to

Hi All :

I was wondering why some people prefer to use Non Local Model while some others use Implicit Gradient Model (which can be derived from Non Local Model) .

When implicit Gradient Model is itself derived from Non Local Model ,and its FE implimentation just involves an additional average to be calculated and what is the need to introduce gradient terms ??

Thanks Alot

Kapil 

A three-year
PhD studentship is available within the Glasgow Research Partnership in
Engineering (GRPE) as part of the Joint Research Institute in Mechanics of
Materials, Structures and Bioengineering at the University of Glasgow. 
The
specific goals of the PhD will be to manufacture MREs and determine the
influence of manufacture conditions on the micro-structure and magnetic-sensitivity
of the magnetorheological elastomers (smart material).