In this article, the homogenization process of periodic structures is analyzed using Bloch waves in the case of system of linear elasticity in three dimensions. The Bloch wave method for homogenization relies on the regularity of the lower Bloch spectrum. For the three dimensional linear elasticity system, the first eigenvalue is degenerate of multiplicity three and hence existence of such a regular Bloch spectrum is not guaranteed. The aim here is to develop all necessary spectral tools to overcome...

We study integrals of the form ${\int }_{\Omega }f\left(d\omega \right)$, where $1\le k\le n$, $f:{\Lambda }^k\to ℝ$ is continuous and $\omega$ is a $\left(k-1\right)$-form. We introduce the appropriate notions of convexity, namely ext. one convexity, ext. quasiconvexity and ext. polyconvexity. We study their relations, give several examples and counterexamples. We finally conclude with an application to a minimization problem.

In this paper we complete the characterization of those $f$, $\mu$ and $\nu$ such that $${\parallel w\parallel }_{H^1(\mathrm{\Omega })}^2+{\int }_{B}f(x,w(x))d\mu +\nu (B)$$ is $\mathrm{\Gamma }(L^2{(\mathrm{\Omega })}^{-})$ limit of a sequence of obstacles ${\parallel w\parallel }_{H^1(\mathrm{\Omega })}^2+{\mathrm{\Phi }}_h(w,B)$ where

We study some problems of optimal distribution of masses, and we show that they can be characterized by a suitable Monge-Kantorovich equation. In the case of scalar state functions, we show the equivalence with a mass transport problem, emphasizing its geometrical approach through geodesics. The case of elasticity, where the state function is vector valued, is also considered. In both cases some examples are presented.

In this work we consider a solid body $\Omega \subset {ℝ}^3$ constituted by a nonhomogeneous elastoplastic material, submitted to a density of body forces $\lambda f$ and a density of forces $\lambda g$ acting on the boundary where the real $\lambda$ is the loading parameter. The problem is to determine, in the case of an unbounded convex of elasticity, the Limit load denoted by $\overline{\lambda }$ beyond which there is a break of the structure. The case of a bounded convex of elasticity is done in [El-Fekih and Hadhri, RAIRO: Modél. Math. Anal. Numér. 29 (1995)...

In this work we consider a solid body $\Omega \subset {ℝ}^3$ constituted by a nonhomogeneous elastoplastic material, submitted to a density of body forces $\lambda f$ and a density of forces $\lambda g$ acting on the boundary where the real $\lambda$ is the loading parameter. The problem is to determine, in the case of an unbounded convex of elasticity, the Limit load denoted by $\overline{\lambda }$ beyond which there is a break of the structure. The case of a bounded convex of elasticity is done in [El-Fekih and Hadhri, RAIRO: Modél. Math. Anal. Numér. 29 (1995)...

There are studied two classes of differential inclusions with right-hand side admitting noncompact values in a Banach space. Co-density, lower semicontinuity in initial point and relaxation property of the solution set have been obtained.

The commutative neutrix convolution product of the functions $x^r{e}_{-}^{\lambda x}$ and $x^s{e}_{+}^{\mu x}$ is evaluated for $r,s=0,1,2,...$ and all $\lambda ,\mu$. Further commutative neutrix convolution products are then deduced.