Strain induced shape formation in fibred cylindrical tubes

The aim of the paper is to solve and discuss the representation problem of a special class of integrable distortion fields in fibred cylindrical bodies and to analyze the corresponding induced shape changes. We find and discuss the compatibility conditions, i.e. the conditions to be satisfied to get a pair compatible distortion/shape change, when different fields of fibers are assigned on the cylindrical body, through the specification of the fields of fiber angles. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.