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We study the initial value problem for a kind of Euler equation with a source term. Our main result is the existence of a globally-in-time weak solution whose total variation is bounded on the the domain of definition, allowing the…
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We prove the well--posedness of a dynamical perfect plasticity model under general assumptions on the stress constraint set and on the reference configuration. The problem is studied by combining both calculus of variations and hyperbolic…
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This work is focused on a nonlinear equation describing the oscillations of an extensible viscoelastic beam with fixed ends, subject to distributed elastic external force. For a general axial load $\beta$, the existence of a finite/infinite…
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The classical reduced model for a film/substrate bilayer is one in which the film is governed by the Euler-Bernoulli beam equation and the substrate is replaced by an array of springs (the so-called Winkler foundation assumption). We derive…