Crack detection in plane semilinear elasticity (Q5949166)

Summary: Let \(\Omega\) be a two-dimensional semilinear elastic body limited by a known outer boundary \(\Gamma\) represented by a Jordan curve and an unknown inner boundary \(\gamma\) represented by a finite disjoint union of piecewise \(C^1\) Jordan curves. Plane stress is considered. We assume that the Lamé coefficient \(\lambda\) depends on the spatial variables \(x, y\) and the displacements \(u, v\). Our main result asserts that \(\gamma\) is uniquely determined by the displacements and stresses prescribed on an open portion \(\Gamma_0\) of \(\Gamma\).