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Variational problems in thin elastic structures

Analysis of PDEs 2022-10-18 v1 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

For two different scenarios regarding thin elastic structures, described by 2d-F\"oppl-von K\'arm\'an plate models, we obtain energy scaling laws. Firstly, assuming the reference geometry being that of a singular excess-cone, we obtain fairly optimal upper- and lower energy bounds and we highlight how those bounds scale wrt. the thickness-parameter h.h. Secondly, we consider the half sphere, while being indented by a thin object at the top and perpendicular to its surface. In this situation we provide an energy-scaling law, for radial symmetric admissible maps, this time, depending on hh and the indentation depth d.d.

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@article{arxiv.2210.08324,
  title  = {Variational problems in thin elastic structures},
  author = {Marcel Dengler},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2210.08324},
  year   = {2022}
}