Advanced Strength and Applied Elasticity, Fourth Edition

List of Symbols

A	area
b	width
C	carry-over factor, torsional rigidity
c	distance from neutral axis to outer fiber
D	distribution factor, flexural rigidity of plate
[D]	elasticity matrix
d	diameter, distance
E	modulus of elasticity in tension or compression
Es	modulus of plasticity or secant modulus
Et	tangent modulus
e	dilatation, distance, eccentricity
F	body force per unit volume, concentrated force
{f}	displacement function of finite element
G	modulus of elasticity in shear
g	acceleration of gravity (≈9.81 m/s2)
h	depth of beam, height, membrane deflection, mesh width
I	moment of inertia of area, stress invariant
J	polar moment of inertia of area, strain invariant
K	bulk modulus, spring constant of an ...