Basic equations
The following sections are included:
Basic equations for a plane deformation of an elastic rod
Linearized equations of the plane elastic rods
The influence of shear stresses on the plane deformation
Basic equations for spatially deformed rods with inextensible axis
Euler angles
Summary of equations for a spatially deformed rod with inextensible axis
Kirchhoff's analogy
Concentrated forces and couples acting on spatially deformed rod
Spatially deformed rod with extensibility and shear
Solutions of differential equations for some finitely deformed rods and columns
An inverse problem: the shape of a piston ring
Negativism