The document discusses constitutive equations and materials behavior. It provides definitions and examples of: - Constitutive equations, which relate stress and strain for a given material. They describe a material's behavior under different conditions. - Elastic behavior, including linear and nonlinear elasticity. The general constitutive equation for elastic behavior relates stress to strain. - Examples of stress-strain curves that illustrate linear elastic, nonlinear elastic, and inelastic material response. - Plane stress and plane strain approximations used in engineering applications to model problems in two dimensions. The relevant equations of equilibrium and constitutive relationships are provided.