Axlom of Admlsslblllty

The constiruuve laws wllI be dilTerenl íor differem materials, The physi
cal laws of nature, such 3.,
conservauon ot mass. hneer and angular momen-
tum, and IAws of thermodynamics, should be sausñed by any system
irrespec Uve oC the material type. These pbysicallAws lead 10 the goveming
equauons, sueh as me continuJlY equanon, equation oí mouon, sym.metty ot
stress tensor.
energy balance, and me entropy inequality, Deullh of ihese laws are given
in
various reíerences (1-8). The axíom or admissibility asserts !hal consututive
equauoas mUSI be consistent with !he physical laws,
The sratements oC various axioms tbat we have given are mtended
primarily 10 make ihe reader aware ot certain principies as underlying Iounda
uons oí consutuuve modeling. A1!hougb we shall oíten study and use variolll>
laws in tluJ. book ,*lthouI direct reíerence or use 01 mese axioms and pnnci
pies, it is undemood mal !hoy form the basis of such laws.