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Jourdain's principle for unilateral constrains

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The present paper deals with Jourdain's principle for unilateral constraints, depending on the velocities, written as a hemivariational inequality, so that it is possible to treat very general constraints. The difference from bilateral restrictions is discussed, and it is shown why it is not possible to describe rigid unilateral contraints with the help of the hemivariational inequality expressing Jourdain's principle.

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May, HO. Jourdain's principle for unilateral constrains. Acta Mechanica 60, 171–180 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01176351

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