Some homogenization problems for the system of elasticity with nonlinear boundary conditions in perforated domains

Abstract

The system of linear elasticity is considered in a perforated domain with an ε-periodic structure. External forces nonlinearly depending on the displacements are applied to the surface of the cavities (or channels), while the body is fixed along the outer portion of its boundary. We investigate the asymptotic behavior of solutions to such boundary value problems asε→0 and construct the limit problem, according to the external surface forces and their dependence on the parameter ε. In some cases, this dependence results in the homogenized problem having the form of a variational inequality over a certain closed convex cone in a Sobolev space. This cone is described in terms of the functions involved in the nonlinear boundary conditions on the perforated boundary. A homogenization theorem is also proved for some unilateral problems with boundary conditions of Signorini type for the system of elasticity in a perforated domain. We discuss some cases when the homogenized tensor may depend on the functions specifying the boundary conditions.

Keywords:

• Perforated domains
• elliptic equations
• convergence
• homogenization