Variational Approach to Modeling of Curvilinear Thin Inclusions with Rough Boundaries in Elastic Bodies: Case of a Rod-Type Inclusion.

In the framework of 2D-elasticity, an equilibrium problem for an inhomogeneous body with a curvilinear inclusion located strictly inside the body is considered. The elastic properties of the inclusion are assumed to depend on a small positive parameter δ characterizing its width and are assumed to be proportional to δ − 1 . Moreover, it is supposed that the inclusion has a curvilinear rough boundary. Relying on the variational formulation of the equilibrium problem, we perform the asymptotic analysis, as δ tends to zero. As a result, a variational model of an elastic body containing a thin curvilinear rod is constructed. Numerical calculations give a relative error between the initial and limit problems depending on δ. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]