In the 1930s Sadowsky derived an asymptotic theory for narrow ribbons. We here provide a rigorous derivation of the generalized Sadowsky theory starting from nonlinear three-dimensional elasticity by means of Γ-convergence. On a technical level,…
In the 1930s Sadowsky derived an asymptotic theory for narrow ribbons. We here provide a rigorous derivation of the generalized Sadowsky theory starting from nonlinear three-dimensional elasticity by means of Γ-convergence. On a technical level,…