AN EMPIRICAL-METHOD IN THE NONLINEAR MECHANICS OF THE STRAINS OF A CONTINUUM

A method for solving boundary-value problems in the nonlinear mechanic s of a deformable body is suggested. The method is based on experiment al data on the coordinates of the nodes of a dividing grid in the init ial and strained states and the general nonlinear theory of elasticity and plasticity. A quantitative solution is obtained for the problem o f the actual strains and stresses in a rubber ring cured to a metal cy linder and pressed in a metal guide bushing.