Derivation of models for linear viscoelastic shells by using asymptotic analysis

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Authors G. Castiñeira, Ángel Rodríguez-Arós

Publication date 8 April 2016

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Asymptotic expansions of solutions to ordinary differential equations (34E05) Perturbations, asymptotics of solutions to ordinary differential equations (34E10) Asymptotic theory of functional-differential equations (34K25) Second-order elliptic equations (35J15) PDEs in connection with mechanics of deformable solids (35Q74) Asymptotic approximations, asymptotic expansions (steepest descent, etc.) (41A60) Linear constitutive equations for materials with memory (74D05) Membranes (74K15) Shells (74K25)

Abstract: We consider a family of linear viscoelastic shells with thickness $2varepsilon$ ( $varepsilon$ , small parameter), clamped along a portion of their lateral face, all having the same middle surface $S$. We formulate the three-dimensional mechanical problem in curvilinear coordinates and provide existence and uniqueness of (weak) solution of the corresponding three-dimensional variational problem. We are interested in studying the limit behavior of the three-dimensional problems and their solutions (displacements $mathbf{u}^{v}arepsilon$ of components $u_i^{v}arepsilon$) when $varepsilon$ tends to zero. To do that, we use asymptotic analysis methods. First, we formulate the variational problem in a fixed domain independent of $varepsilon$. Then we assume an asymptotic expansion of the scaled displacements field $mathbfu(varepsilon)=(u_i(varepsilon))$. Identifying the terms of the proposed asymptotic expansion we characterize the zeroth order term as the solution of a two-dimensional scaled limit problem. Moreover, on one hand, we find that if the applied body force density is $O(1)$ with respect to $varepsilon$ and surface tractions density is $O(varepsilon)$, the limit of the field $mathbfu(varepsilon)$ is the solution of a two-dimensional system of variational equations called viscoelastic membrane problem. On the other hand, if the applied body force density is $O(varepsilo{n}^2)$ and surface tractions density is $O(varepsilo{n}^3)$, the limit of the field $mathbfu(varepsilon)$ is the solution of a system of two-dimensional variational equations called viscoelastic flexural problem. In both cases, we find a model which presents a long-term memory that takes into account the deformations at previous times. We comment on the existence and uniqueness of solution for the two-dimensional variational problems found and announce convergence results in forthcoming papers.

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