Some unilateral boundary value problems for elastic bodies with rugged boundaries. (Q5960190)

The equations of linear theory of elasticity are considered in a domain whose boundary depends on a small parameter \(\varepsilon\) and has a part with a rugged structure. Two types of conditions on the rugged part of the boundary are admitted: Signorini conditions in the case of contact with rigid obstacles, and conditions with reaction forces involving the parameter \(\varepsilon\) and nonlinearly depending on displacements. The main goal of the paper is to investigate the asymptotic behavior of weak solutions of such boundary value problems as \(\varepsilon\to 0\), the properties of limit problem according to the geometric structure of the rugged part of the boundary, and the external surface forces and their dependence on \(\varepsilon\). The limit problem is formulated as a variational inequality over a certain closed convex cone in Sobolev space. This cone is described in terms of functions involved in the nonlinear boundary conditions on the rugged boundary. Some auxiliary results from functional analysis and vector calculus are obtained. A detailed exposition of solutions of boundary value problems in partially perforated domains with Lipschitz continuous boundaries is given.