Intrinsic formulation of the displacement-traction problem in linearized elasticity

Source abstract

The displacement-traction problem of linearized elasticity is a system of partial differential equations and boundary conditions whose unknown is the displacement field inside a linearly elastic body. We explicitly identify here the corresponding boundary conditions satisfied by the linearized strain tensor field associated with such a displacement field. Using this identification, we are then able to provide an intrinsic formulation of the displacement-traction problem of linearized elasticity, by showing how it can be recast into a boundary value problem whose unknown is the linearized strain tensor field.