The finite deformation of beam, plate and shell structures part II. The kinematic model and the Green-Lagrangian strains Original Research Article

Based on the kinematic property of the beam, plate and shell structures under finite deformation, we propose that the mechanical model of a rigid line segment is suitable to describe the finite deformation of the structures. Using this model and the finite rotation matrix, the complete forms of the Green-Lagrangian strains of these structures can be derived with a unified point of view.