Derivation of the homogenized von K´arm´an plate theory from 3d elasticity

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Contributors

  • Stefan Neukamm - , Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences (Author)
  • Igor Velcic - , University of Zagreb (Author)

Abstract

We rigorously derive a homogenized von-Karman plate theory as a G-limit from nonlinear three-dimensional elasticity by combining homogenization and dimension reduction. Our starting point is an energy functional that describes a nonlinear elastic, threedimensional plate with spatially periodic material properties. The functional features two small length scales: the period e of the elastic composite material, and the thickness h of the slender plate. We study the behavior as e and h simultaneously converge to zero in the von-Karman scaling regime. The obtained limit is a homogenized von-Karman plate model. Its effective material properties are determined by a relaxation formula that exposes a non-trivial coupling of the behavior of the out-of-plane displacement with the oscillatory behavior in the in-plane directions. In particular, the homogenized coefficients depend on the relative scaling between h and epsilon, and different values arise for h << epsilon, epsilon similar to h and epsilon << h.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2701-2748
Number of pages48
JournalMathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences
Volume23
Issue number14
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2013
Peer-reviewedYes
Externally publishedYes

External IDs

Scopus 84885639972

Keywords

Keywords

  • Elasticity, dimension reduction, homogenization, von-Karman plate theory, two-scale convergence, DOUBLE-POROSITY MODEL, INTEGRAL FUNCTIONALS, 2-SCALE CONVERGENCE, GAMMA-CONVERGENCE, FLOW

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