Sharp conditions for the linearization of finite elasticity

DOI10.1007/S00526-021-02037-YMaRDI QIDQ2048879zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Edoardo Mainini, Danilo Percivale

Publication date 24 August 2021

Published in Calculus of Variations and Partial Differential Equations (Search for Journal in Brave)

Copyright license Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/2012.10666

zbMATH Keywords

gamma-convergencelinear elasticitynonlinear elasticitypure traction

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Methods involving semicontinuity and convergence; relaxation (49J45) Classical linear elasticity (74B05) Nonlinear elasticity (74B20) Analytic approximation of solutions (perturbation methods, asymptotic methods, series, etc.) of equilibrium problems in solid mechanics (74G10)

Abstract: We consider the topic of linearization of finite elasticity for pure traction problems. We characterize the variational limit for the approximating sequence of rescaled nonlinear elastic energies. We show that the limiting minimal value can be strictly lower than the minimal value of the standard linear elastic energy if a strict compatibility condition for external loads does not hold. The results are provided for both the compressible and the incompressible case.

Review text

The paper deals with a long-standing problem from the theory of elasticity, namely the relation between finite and infinitesimal problems. Such a topics, first proposed and studied by Signorini's Italian school in the twenties of the XX century, has obtained a renewed attention in the last decades. The novelty of these approaches relies in the use of modern tools like gamma-convergence and related techniques. Here the authors further improve results previously obtained by them and co-workers by furnishing strict compatibility conditions on the work functional of the external load system: the relevant cases of both incompressible and compressible elastic materials are studied and analyzed in details. As in the case of other works which employ gamma-convergence as the main technical instrument, besides an initial detailed description of the results and a clear exposition of the problem, the paper has a lengthy technical part that can be commanded only by researchers well acquainted with the matter. Nevertheless, the clear exposition of the recipes and of the results make the paper alluring for anyone interested in the specific argument.

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