<div dir="ltr">I believe that it is just computing the gradient of a tensor and doesn't assume what the actual tensor quantity corresponds to. Thus I would assume an infinitesimal strain type of computation.<br></div><div class="gmail_extra">
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 1:18 PM, Tim Bhatnagar <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tim.bhatnagar@gmail.com" target="_blank">tim.bhatnagar@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div>Hi all,<br><br></div>I was hoping someone could confirm the 'type' of strain that is computed through the 'compute derivatives' filter.<br>
<br></div>Specifically - is it a Green-Lagrange strain tensor computation, which allows for 'large' deformations, or has the formulation been simplified down to the 'infinitesimal strain' tensor?<br>
<br></div>Thanks very much!<br clear="all"><div><div><div><div><br>-- <br>Tim Bhatnagar<br>PhD Candidate<br>Orthopaedic Injury Biomechanics Group<br>Department of Mechanical Engineering<br>University of British Columbia<br>
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