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NonlinearDeformable-bodyDynamicsmainlyconsistsinamathematicaltreatiseofapproximatetheoriesforthindeformablebodies,includingcables,beams,rods,webs,membranes,plates,andshells.Theintentofthebookistostimulatemoreresearchesintheareaofnonlineardeformable-bodydynamicsnotonlybecauseoftheunsolvedtheoreticalpuzzlesitpresentsbutalsobecauseofitswidespectrumofapplications.Forinstance,thetheoriesforsoftwebsandrod-reinforcedsoftstructurescanbeappliedtobiomechanicsforDNAandlivingtissues,andthenonlineartheoryofdeformablebodies,basedontheKirchhoffassumptions,isaspecialcasediscussed.Thisbookcanserveasareferenceworkforresearchersandatextbookforseniorandpostgraduatestudentsinphysics,mathematics,engineeringandbiophysics.