We prove the
-convergence
of the elastic energy of a slender periodic truss structure. The limit model is an
inextensible one-dimensional nonlinear continuum whose energy density is
proportional to the square of the derivative of the curvature, leading to a nonlinear
inextensible third-gradient beam model.
Keywords
third-gradient beam, geometrically nonlinear systems,
system of trusses, metamaterials, higher gradient continuum
models