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abstract In the present paper we consider for a < x < b, 0 < t < T, the system of partial differential equations
completed by boundary conditions on v and by initial conditions on v and θ. The unknowns are the velocity v and the temperature θ, while the coefficients ρ, μ and c are Carathéodory functions which satisfy
This one dimensional system is a model for the behaviour of nonhomogeneous, stratified, thermoviscoplastic materials exhibiting thermal softening and temperature dependent rate of plastic work converted into heat. Under the above hypotheses we prove the existence of a solution by proving the convergence of a finite element approximation. Assuming further that μ is Lipschitz continuous in s, we prove the uniqueness of the solution, as well as its continuous dependence with respect to the data. We also prove its regularity when suitable hypotheses are made on the data. These results ensure the existence and uniqueness of one solution of the system in a class where the velocity v, the temperature θ and the stress \(\sigma = \mu(x,\theta) \displaystyle{\partial v \over \partial x}\) belong to L∞((0,T) × (a,b)).
Keywords: Thermoviscoplastic materials, nonhomogeneous materials, thermal softening, existence, uniqueness, Galerkin’s method
Mathematics Subject Classification (2000): 74H20, 74H25, 65M60, 35D05, 35D10, 35R05, 74C10, 74F05, 35Q72, 35M20
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Charalambakis, N., Murat, F. Approximation by finite elements, existence and uniqueness for a model of stratified thermoviscoplastic materials. Ricerche mat. 55, 11–58 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11587-006-0011-0
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