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the concept of virtual work, a fictious force (a virtual force) is considered
to act at some point in the system. If this force moves through a real
distance, virtual work is done. If energy conservation is applied to the
overall system, the real work done by the external forces that change the
state of strain of the system must be equal to the work done by the virtual
force, the virtual work.
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