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where R, S, T are the lengths of the triangle edges and Δ is an area of the triangle.
Problem 5.6: Consider a rectangular unit cell whose local coordinate system axes are
parallel to the unit cell sides. The displacement ui(1) is c-periodic. Show that combining

(i) periodicity condition ∫∂Θ Xˆ

and

(ii) ∫
∂Θ Xˆ
I
ui(1) χ j N kΘ dγ = 0 for k = j

yields homogeneous constraints on each of the four bounding edges ∂Θ Xjˆ of the unit cell
I

∫ ∂Θ Xjˆ
I
ui(1) dγ = 0 ∀j = 1,..., 4

4
where  ∂Θ Xjˆ = ∂Θ Xˆ and ∂ΘiXˆ  ∂Θ Xjˆ = 0 ∀i ≠ j .
I I I I
j=1

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