On steady plane flows in classical elasticity (Q1058348)

A new class of boundary-value problems in mathematical elasticity is proposed, wherein the medium flows steadily relative to a non-embedded surface over which tractions or velocities are prescribed. Such flows are seen in metal forming operations where purely elastic streams enter and leave the working zone. The deformations are assumed here to be plane and isochoric. A general solution is formulated in terms of two complex potentials. Residual stress is accounted for in detail and a uniqueness theorem is proved. Some simple flows are examined, but it remains to develop a systematic procedure for matching the general solution to arbitrary boundary data.