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Approaching the problem via the linear elasticity theory is perfectly acceptable in many practical cases in engineering. Linear elasticity is used when the displacement gradient is sufficiently small when compared with the unity. In this scenario we can apply the infinitesimal strain regime (small deformation) which was discussed in Chapter 2 (see subsection 2.14).
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Chaves, E.W.V. (2013). Linear Elasticity. In: Notes on Continuum Mechanics. Lecture Notes on Numerical Methods in Engineering and Sciences. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5986-2_8
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