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In Mechanics, the theory of standard materials is a well-known application of Convex Analysis. However, the so-called non-associated constitutive laws cannot be cast in the mould of the standard materials. From the mathematical viewpoint, a…
This is a survey of recent results about bipotentials representing multivalued operators. The notion of bipotential is based on an extension of Fenchel's inequality, with several interesting applications related to non associated…
In many practical situations, incertitudes affect the mechanical behaviour that is given by a family of graphs instead of a single one. In this paper, we show how the bipotential method is able to capture such blurred constitutive laws,…
We show a surprising connexion between a property of the inf convolution of a family of convex lower semicontinuous functions and the fact that the intersection of maximal cyclically monotone graphs is the critical set of a bipotential. We…
This is a reaction to the article Symplectic bipotentials, in published form [2] Harakeh M, Ban M, de Saxce G. Symplectic bipotentials. Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids. 2026;0(0) doi:10.1177/10812865251413554, and in preprint form [1]…
Plasticity refers to thermodynamically irreversible deformation associated with a change of configuration of materials. Friction is a phenomenological law that describes the forces resisting sliding between two solids or across an embedded…
A new type of elasticity of random (multifractal) structures is suggested. A closed system of constitutive equations is obtained on the basis of two proposed phenomenological laws of reversible deformations of multifractal structures. The…
We combine classical continuum mechanics with the recently developed calculus for mixed-dimensional problems to obtain governing equations for flow in, and deformation of, fractured materials. We present models both in the context of finite…
In a previous paper, we proposed a symplectic version of Brezis-Ekeland-Nayroles principle based on the concepts of Hamiltonian inclusions and symplectic polar functions. We applied it to the standard plasticity. The object of this work is…
Generalized Standard Materials are governed by maximal cyclically monotone operators and modeled by convex potentials. G\'ery de Saxc\'e's Implicit Standard Materials are modeled by biconvex bipotentials. We analyze the intermediate class…
The purpose of this paper is to deal with the issue of well-posedness for a class of non-Newtonian fluid dynamics equations. These sets of equations are commonly used to describe various complex models that appear in nature, industry, and…
In this paper we consider extensions of the gradient elasticity models proposed earlier by the second author to describe materials with fractional non-locality and fractality using the techniques developed recently by the first author. We…
The structured deformation theory is used within the thermodynamics of irreversible processes framework in order to build a damage model relevant for quasi-brittle materials. The cracks are supposed smeared in the body and their shape is…
Constitutive equations are developed for a polymer fluid, which is treated as a permanent network of strands bridged by junctions. The junctions are assumed to slide with respect to their reference positions under loading. Governing…
The method of iterated conformal maps is developed for quasi-static fracture of brittle materials, for all modes of fracture. Previous theory, that was relevant for mode III only, is extended here to mode I and II. The latter require…
This paper is concerned with the Riemann problem for the two-dimensional barotropic compressible Euler system with a general strictly increasing pressure law. By means of convex integration, the existence of infinitely many admissible weak…
Constitutive modelling of the stress-strain response of rubbery polymers is described, with an emphasis on the limits to linearity for both neat and filled rubber (the latter due to the Payne effect). Deviations from the Boltzmann…
A dual-continuum model can offer a practical approach to understanding first-order behaviours of poromechanically coupled multiscale systems. To close the governing equations, constitutive equations with models to calculate effective…
We continue the development of a method to accurately and efficiently identify the constitutive behavior of complex materials through full-field observations that we started in Akerson, Rajan and Bhattacharya (2024). We formulate the…
The requirement of a non-negative dissipation rate for all possible deformation histories is generally imposed on plastic constitutive relations. This is a constraint analogous to the Coleman-Noll [1] postulate that the Clausius-Duhem…