Linear approximation in Continuum Mechanics
Some critical remarks are made about the theory of Linear Elasticity, questioning on its validity in general. An alternative linear approximation of the exact theory is proposed.
Linear convergence in the approximation of rank-one convex envelopes
A linearly convergent iterative algorithm that approximates the rank-1 convex envelope of a given function , i.e. the largest function below which is convex along all rank-1 lines, is established. The proposed algorithm is a modified version of an approximation scheme due to Dolzmann and Walkington.
Linear convergence in the approximation of rank-one convex envelopes
A linearly convergent iterative algorithm that approximates the rank-1 convex envelope of a given function , i.e. the largest function below f which is convex along all rank-1 lines, is established. The proposed algorithm is a modified version of an approximation scheme due to Dolzmann and Walkington.
Linear stability results in a magnetothermoconvection problem.
Linearized plastic plate models as Γ-limits of 3D finite elastoplasticity
The subject of this paper is the rigorous derivation of reduced models for a thin plate by means of Γ-convergence, in the framework of finite plasticity. Denoting by ε the thickness of the plate, we analyse the case where the scaling factor of the elasto-plastic energy per unit volume is of order ε2α−2, with α ≥ 3. According to the value of α, partially or fully linearized models are deduced, which correspond, in the absence of plastic deformation, to the Von Kármán plate theory and the linearized...
Linearized plasticity is the evolutionary -limit of finite plasticity
We provide a rigorous justification of the classical linearization approach in plasticity. By taking the small-deformations limit, we prove via -convergence for rate-independent processes that energetic solutions of the quasi-static finite-strain elastoplasticity system converge to the unique strong solution of linearized elastoplasticity.
Line-energy Ginzburg-Landau models : zero-energy states
We consider a class of two-dimensional Ginzburg-Landau problems which are characterized by energy density concentrations on a one-dimensional set. In this paper, we investigate the states of vanishing energy. We classify these zero-energy states in the whole space: They are either constant or a vortex. A bounded domain can sustain a zero-energy state only if the domain is a disk and the state a vortex. Our proof is based on specific entropies which lead to a kinetic formulation, and on a careful...
Liouville integrability of geometric variational problems.
Local convergence analysis of a modified Newton-Jarratt's composition under weak conditions
A. Cordero et. al (2010) considered a modified Newton-Jarratt's composition to solve nonlinear equations. In this study, using decomposition technique under weaker assumptions we extend the applicability of this method. Numerical examples where earlier results cannot apply to solve equations but our results can apply are also given in this study.
Local existence of the solution to the initial-boundary value problem in nonlinear thermodiffusion in micropolar medium.
Local null controllability of a fluid-solid interaction problem in dimension 3
We are interested by the three-dimensional coupling between an incompressible fluid and a rigid body. The fluid is modeled by the Navier-Stokes equations, while the solid satisfies the Newton's laws. In the main result of the paper we prove that, with the help of a distributed control, we can drive the fluid and structure velocities to zero and the solid to a reference position provided that the initial velocities are small enough and the initial position of the structure is close to the reference...
Local Parameterization and the Asymptotic Numerical Method
The Asymptotic Numerical Method (ANM) is a family of algorithms, based on computation of truncated vectorial series, for path following problems [2]. In this paper, we present and discuss some techniques to define local parameterization [4, 6, 7] in the ANM. We give some numerical comparisons of pseudo arc-length parameterization and local parameterization on non-linear elastic shells problems
Local properties of the solution set of the operator equation in Banach spaces in a neighbourhood of a bifurcation point
In this work we study the problem of the existence of bifurcation in the solution set of the equation F(x, λ)=0, where F: X×R k →Y is a C 2-smooth operator, X and Y are Banach spaces such that X⊂Y. Moreover, there is given a scalar product 〈·,·〉: Y×Y→R 1 that is continuous with respect to the norms in X and Y. We show that under some conditions there is bifurcation at a point (0, λ0)∈X×R k and we describe the solution set of the studied equation in a small neighbourhood of this point.
Local regularity for minimizers of non convex integrals
Localization effects for eigenfunctions near to the edge of a thin domain
Localization effects for eigenfunctions near to the edge of a thin domain
It is proved that the first eigenfunction of the mixed boundary-value problem for the Laplacian in a thin domain is localized either at the whole lateral surface of the domain, or at a point of , while the eigenfunction decays exponentially inside . Other effects, attributed to the high-frequency range of the spectrum, are discussed for eigenfunctions of the mixed boundary-value and Neumann problems, too.
Locating real eigenvalues of a spectral problem in fluid-solid type structures.
Locking effects in the finite element approximation of elasticity problems.
Locking free matching of different three dimensional models in structural mechanics
The present paper proposes and analyzes a general locking free mixed strategy for computing the deformation of incompressible three dimensional structures placed inside flexible membranes. The model involves as in Chapelle and Ferent [Math. Models Methods Appl. Sci.13 (2003) 573–595] a bending dominated shell envelope and a quasi incompressible elastic body. The present work extends an earlier work of Arnold and Brezzi [Math Comp.66 (1997) 1–14] treating the shell part and proposes a global...
Locking-Free Finite Elements for Unilateral Crack Problems in Elasticity
We consider mixed and hybrid variational formulations to the linearized elasticity system in domains with cracks. Inequality type conditions are prescribed at the crack faces which results in unilateral contact problems. The variational formulations are extended to the whole domain including the cracks which yields, for each problem, a smooth domain formulation. Mixed finite element methods such as PEERS or BDM methods are designed to avoid locking for nearly incompressible materials in plane elasticity....