We extend previous results on the dual formulations for an elastic body without fractures to a model of a homogeneous elastic body with fractures. In particular, in the framework of Legendre-Fenchel duality, we were able to provide three equivalent formulations for the problem where the displacement, the stress, and the strain are the unknowns respectively. We also provide a characterization of the image of the convex cone of admissible displacements under the linearized strain tensor.

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Riuji Sato

Dept. of Mathematical Sciences, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, U.S.A.

risato@wpi.edu

Bogdan Vernescu

Dept. of Mathematical Sciences, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, U.S.A.

vernescu@wpi.edu

R. Sato, B. Vernescu. “Dual Formulations of the Elasticity Problem for a Homogeneous Elastic Body with Fractures.” Journal of Convex Analysis 29 (2022), No. 3, 649–668.