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Sharp Weighted Korn and Korn-Like Inequalities and an Application to Washers

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In this paper we prove asymptotically sharp weighted “first-and-a-half” \(2D\) Korn and Korn-like inequalities with a singular weight occurring from Cartesian to cylindrical change of variables. We prove some Hardy and the so-called “harmonic function gradient separation” inequalities with the same singular weight. Then we apply the obtained \(2D\) inequalities to prove similar inequalities for washers with thickness \(h\) subject to vanishing Dirichlet boundary conditions on the inner and outer thin faces of the washer. A washer can be regarded in two ways: As the limit case of a conical shell when the slope goes to zero, or as a very short hollow cylinder. While the optimal Korn constant in the first Korn inequality for a conical shell with thickness \(h\) and with a positive slope scales like \(h^{1.5}\), e.g., (Grabovsky and Harutyunyan in arXiv:1602.03601, 2016), the optimal Korn constant in the first Korn inequality for a washer scales like \(h^{2}\) and depends only on the outer radius of the washer as we show in the present work. The Korn constant in the first and a half inequality scales like \(h\) and depends only on \(h\). The optimal Korn constant is realized by a Kirchhoff Ansatz. This results can be applied to calculate the critical buckling load of a washer under in plane loads, e.g., (Antman and Stepanov in J. Elast. 124(2):243–278, 2016).

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Notes

  1. In general it is not known whether a best constant in a first or second Korn inequality exists. Here we speak about asymptotic optimality.

  2. Note, that in general the load need not be hydrostatic.

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We are very grateful to the referee for spotting 2 errors in the initial version of the manuscript. We are also grateful to Graeme Milton and the University of Utah for support.

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Harutyunyan, D. Sharp Weighted Korn and Korn-Like Inequalities and an Application to Washers. J Elast 127, 59–77 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10659-016-9596-z

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