Derivation of a one-dimensional von Kármán theory for viscoelastic ribbons (Q2075809)

The one- and two-dimensional models of plates are introduced. The two-dimensional model of viscoelastic von Kármán plates in the Kelvin-Voigt rheology derived from a three-dimensional model is considered. A transition to an one-dimensional model is performed when the width of the plate goes to zero. An effective one-dimensional model for a viscoelastic ribbon is provided using the abstract theory of gradient flows in metric spaces. One of the main goal is to prove the existence of solutions to the one-dimensional model. The existence of solutions to the one-dimensional gradient flow is shown by relying on the theory of generalized minimizing movements. Besides the convergence of the two-dimensional solutions to the one-dimensional solutions, also analogous results for the semi-discretized problems and for vanishing time step and vanishing width of the plate are obtained.