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Ground states in complex bodies

Paolo Maria Mariano, Giuseppe Modica (2009)

ESAIM: Control, Optimisation and Calculus of Variations

A unified framework for analyzing the existence of ground states in wide classes of elastic complex bodies is presented here. The approach makes use of classical semicontinuity results, Sobolev mappings and cartesian currents. Weak diffeomorphisms are used to represent macroscopic deformations. Sobolev maps and cartesian currents describe the inner substructure of the material elements. Balance equations for irregular minimizers are derived. A contribution to the debate about the role of the balance...

Ground states in complex bodies

Paolo Maria Mariano, Giuseppe Modica (2008)

ESAIM: Control, Optimisation and Calculus of Variations

A unified framework for analyzing the existence of ground states in wide classes of elastic complex bodies is presented here. The approach makes use of classical semicontinuity results, Sobolev mappings and Cartesian currents. Weak diffeomorphisms are used to represent macroscopic deformations. Sobolev maps and Cartesian currents describe the inner substructure of the material elements. Balance equations for irregular minimizers are derived. A contribution to the debate about the role of the balance...

Higher order finite element approximation of a quasilinear elliptic boundary value problem of a non-monotone type

Liping Liu, Michal Křížek, Pekka Neittaanmäki (1996)

Applications of Mathematics

A nonlinear elliptic partial differential equation with homogeneous Dirichlet boundary conditions is examined. The problem describes for instance a stationary heat conduction in nonlinear inhomogeneous and anisotropic media. For finite elements of degree k 1 we prove the optimal rates of convergence 𝒪 ( h k ) in the H 1 -norm and 𝒪 ( h k + 1 ) in the L 2 -norm provided the true solution is sufficiently smooth. Considerations are restricted to domains with polyhedral boundaries. Numerical integration is not taken into account....

Il criterio dell'energia e l'equazione di Maxwell-Cattaneo nella termoelasticità non lineare

Ettore Laserra, Giovanni Matarazzo (1985)

Atti della Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. Classe di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali. Rendiconti Lincei. Matematica e Applicazioni

By means of the energy method we determine the behaviour of the canonical free energy of an elastic body, immersed in an environment that is thermally and mechanically passive; we use as constitutive equation for the heat flux a Maxwell-Cattaneo like equation.

Il problema monolaterale di contatto dinamico con attrito di una trave su una fondazione alla Hetényi: un approccio agli elementi finiti

Luigi Ascione, Giancarlo Bilotti (1988)

Atti della Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. Classe di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali. Rendiconti Lincei. Matematica e Applicazioni

L'ipotesi di contatto monolaterale tra strutture di fondazione e terreno assume un significato importante in tutti quei problemi tecnici, nei quali l'area di contatto tra struttura e fondazione diviene percentualmente piccola, sia per la rigidezza relativa dei corpi a contatto, sia per la condizione di carico, soprattutto in presenza di carichi ribaltanti come possono adesempio essere le forze sismiche. In questo contesto sono stati sviluppati negli ultimi anni diversi studi, che riguadano però...

Internal constraints and linear constitutive relations for transversely isotropic materials

Paolo Podio-Guidugli, Maurizio Vianello (1991)

Atti della Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. Classe di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali. Rendiconti Lincei. Matematica e Applicazioni

All internal constraints compatible with transverse isotropy are determined and representation formulae are given for the constitutive relations of arbitrarily constrained, transversely isotropic materials.

Is it wise to keep laminating?

Marc Briane, Vincenzo Nesi (2010)

ESAIM: Control, Optimisation and Calculus of Variations

We study the corrector matrix P ε  to the conductivity equations. We show that if P ε  converges weakly to the identity, then for any laminate det P ε 0 at almost every point. This simple property is shown to be false for generic microgeometries if the dimension is greater than two in the work Briane et al. [Arch. Ration. Mech. Anal., to appear]. In two dimensions it holds true for any microgeometry as a corollary of the work in Alessandrini and Nesi [Arch. Ration. Mech. Anal.158 (2001) 155-171]. We use this...

Is it wise to keep laminating ?

Marc Briane, Vincenzo Nesi (2004)

ESAIM: Control, Optimisation and Calculus of Variations

We study the corrector matrix P ϵ to the conductivity equations. We show that if P ϵ converges weakly to the identity, then for any laminate det P ϵ 0 at almost every point. This simple property is shown to be false for generic microgeometries if the dimension is greater than two in the work Briane et al. [Arch. Ration. Mech. Anal., to appear]. In two dimensions it holds true for any microgeometry as a corollary of the work in Alessandrini and Nesi [Arch. Ration. Mech. Anal. 158 (2001) 155-171]. We use this...

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