On the buckling of a viscoelastic rod
On the Cauchy problem in linear viscoelasticity
Con riferimento all’operatore integrodifferenziale della viscoelasticità lineare nella formulazione creep, si determina la soluzione fondamentale in corrispondenza di un’arbitraria funzione di memoria. Di conseguenza viene risolto esplicitamente il problema di Cauchy relativo al moto unidimensionale di un sistema viscoelastico , omogeneo ed isotropo, determinato da dati iniziali e storia di stress comunque prefissati. Successivamente, nell’ambito di opportune ipotesi di memoria labile, si dimostrano...
On the change of energy caused by crack propagation in 3-dimensional anisotropic solids
Crack propagation in anisotropic materials is a persistent problem. A general concept to predict crack growth is the energy principle: A crack can only grow, if energy is released. We study the change of potential energy caused by a propagating crack in a fully three-dimensional solid consisting of an anisotropic material. Based on methods of asymptotic analysis (method of matched asymptotic expansions) we give a formula for the decrease in potential energy if a smooth inner crack grows along a...
On the control of stability in nonlinear mechanics
On the Determination of Higher Order Terms of Singular Elastic Stress Fields Near Corners.
On the domain of influence in thermoelasticity of bodies with voids
The domain of influence, proposed by Cowin and Nunziato, is extended to cover the thermoelasticity of bodies with voids. We prove that for a finite time the displacement field , the temperature and the change in volume fraction generate no disturbance outside a bounded domain .
On the dynamical behaviour of plates in unilateral contact with an elastic foundation: a finite element approach.
In questo lavoro viene studiato il comportamento dinamico di una piastra vincolata monolateralmente su una fondazione elastica alla Winkler. Si presentano alcuni risultati numerici ottenuti mediante discretizzazione agli elementi finiti. Tali risultati mettono in luce l'influenza di alcuni fattori tipici come le funzioni di forma, il parametro di mesh e l'ampiezza dell'intervallo con cui si realizza l'integrazione nel tempo delle equazioni del moto. Si istituiscono infine dei confronti con risultati...
On the global solvability of a class of fourth-order nonlinear boundary value problems.
On the Mixed Finite Element Approximation for the Buckling of Plates.
On the nonlifiear theory of beams with open thin sections
Analysis of beam with thin open sections as cylindrical shells evidences restrictions of the Wagner-Vlasof theory: these mainly concern the fulfillment of end conditions. For the case of large deflections, the resultant equations from asymptotic analysis are presented. Their application to buckling under pure flexure shows various novel aspects. By a simple direct approach, investigation is pursued beyond the critical state: the buckled configuration turns out to be stable even for laxer constraints...
On the nonlinear theory of micropolar bodies with voids.
On the Numerical Analysis of the Von Karman Equations : Mixed Finite Element Approximation and Continuation Techniques.
On the numerical modeling of deformations of pressurized martensitic thin films
We propose, analyze, and compare several numerical methods for the computation of the deformation of a pressurized martensitic thin film. Numerical results have been obtained for the hysteresis of the deformation as the film transforms reversibly from austenite to martensite.
On the Numerical Modeling of Deformations of Pressurized Martensitic Thin Films
We propose, analyze, and compare several numerical methods for the computation of the deformation of a pressurized martensitic thin film. Numerical results have been obtained for the hysteresis of the deformation as the film transforms reversibly from austenite to martensite.
On the optimal control problem governed by the equations of von Kármán. I. The homogeneous Dirichlet boundary conditions
A control of the system of nonlinear Kármán's equations for a thin elastic plate with clamped edge is considered. The transversal loading plays the role of the control variable. The set of admissible controls is chosen in a way guaranteeing the unique solvability of the state function with respect to the control variable is proved. A disscussion of uniqueness of the optimal control and some necessary conditions of optimality are presented.
On the optimal control problem governed by the equations of von Kármán. III. The case of an arbitrary large perpendicular load
We shall deal with an optimal control problem for the deffection of a thin elastic plate. We consider the perpendicular load on the plate as the control variable. In contrast to the papers [1], [2], arbitrarily large loads are edmitted. As the unicity of a solution of the state equation is not guaranteed, we consider the cost functional defined on the set of admissible controls and states, and the state equation plays the role of the constraint. The existence of an optimal couple (i.e., control...
On the solution of boundary value problems for sandwich plates
A mathematical model of the equilibrium problem of elastic sandwich plates is established. Using the theory of inequalities of Korn's type for a general class of elliptic systems the existence and uniqueness of a variational solution is proved.
On the structure of layers for singularly perturbed equations in the case of unbounded energy
We consider singular perturbation variational problems depending on a small parameter . The right hand side is such that the energy does not remain bounded as . The asymptotic behavior involves internal layers where most of the energy concentrates. Three examples are addressed, with limits elliptic, parabolic and hyperbolic respectively, whereas the problems with are elliptic. In the parabolic and hyperbolic cases, the propagation of singularities appear as an integral property after integrating...
On the structure of layers for singularly perturbed equations in the case of unbounded energy
We consider singular perturbation variational problems depending on a small parameter ε. The right hand side is such that the energy does not remain bounded as ε → 0. The asymptotic behavior involves internal layers where most of the energy concentrates. Three examples are addressed, with limits elliptic, parabolic and hyperbolic respectively, whereas the problems with ε > 0 are elliptic. In the parabolic and hyperbolic cases, the propagation of singularities appear as an integral property after...
On the structure of symmetric 2 x 2 gradients.
A way of geometrically representing symmetric 2 × 2-gradients is proposed, and a general theorem characterizing sets of gradients is proved. We believe this perspective may help in understanding the structure of gradients and visualizing it. Several non-trivial examples are discussed.