Abstract
Forces in continuum mechanics are analyzed as 0-currents of geometric measure theory. The representation of forces by stresses is discussed and the flat norm of a force is expressed in terms of stress fields. An analogous treatment expresses the Sobolev norm of a force in terms of stress fields. In both cases, one obtains bounds on the stress fields that are in equilibrium with a given force. The analysis is universal in the sense that it is independent of any constitutive relation.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 229-250 |
Number of pages | 22 |
Journal | Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Jun 2006 |
Keywords
- Continuum mechanics
- Divergence measures
- Flat chains
- Forces
- Norms
- Sobolev norms
- Stresses
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Mathematics (all)
- Materials Science (all)
- Mechanics of Materials