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[chiara modenese <c.modenese@xxxxxxxxx>]

2010/5/24 Václav Šmilauer <eudoxos@xxxxxxxx>

> OK, my list of weird people has 2 items now:
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> * gomechanicians
> * contact law freaks
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> Seriously, though (and with all due respect), for me the reference is
> continuum mechanics; in structural engineering (presumably in mechanical
> engineering as well), in FEM etc etc, outer normal is used, leading to
> tension having positive sign. I am happy I already persuaded Bruno.
>
OK, it was only a suggestion. If the majority is with the continuum
mechanics convention it is fine for me as well. It was just maybe to give an
explanation why originally that was the chosen convention.

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