We present a general geometrical theory of uniform bodies which includes three-dimensional Cosserat bodies, rods and shells as particular cases. Criteria of local homogeneity are given in terms on connections.
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Epstein, Marcelo; de León, Manuel. Uniformity and homogeneity of elastic rods, shells and Cosserat three-dimensional bodies. Archivum Mathematicum, Tome 032 (1996) pp. 267-280. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/107580/
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