The Strain Tensor and its Weird Formula

This video is part of a series of videos on continuum mechanics (see playlist:    • Continuum Mechanics  .

The strain tensor is a mathematical construct to quantify the deformation of matter in continuum mechanics. But the formula for the strain tensor looks unintuitive at a first glance. In this video, the (small or infinitesimal) strain tensor is introduced, and its formula is explained.

Keywords: continuum mechanics, solid mechanics, fluid mechanics, partial differential equations, boundary value problems, linear elasticity, small strain elasticity, infinitesimal strain elasticity, kinematics

Music:
Prelude 2 - VGM Mark H   / prelude-2  
Abandond Station - VGM Mark H   / abandoned-station