On the optimal shape of a rigid body supported by an elastic membrane (Q1818013)
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On the optimal shape of a rigid body supported by an elastic membrane (English)
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10 August 2000
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The authors prove the existence of a solution to the problem of minimizing the Dirichlet potential (energy of deformation of a linear elastic membrane) that supports a rigid body, under any of the following assumptions: (i) the height of the body is constrained, or (ii) the volume of the body is prescribed. The result is obtained by applying a direct method after having stated a simpler equivalent problem.
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optimal shape
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elastic membrane
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