Christian LichtGérard MichaillePongpol JunthareeLaboratoire de Mecanique et Genie Civil, Universite de MontpellierMahidol UniversityCNRS Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueKing Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok2018-12-112019-03-142018-12-112019-03-142016-04-01Mathematical Methods in the Applied Sciences. Vol.39, No.5 (2016), 981-99710991476017042142-s2.0-84961226110https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/40585Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. An asymptotic model for a thin, soft, linearly elastic joint imperfectly bonded to two linearly elastic bodies is derived by studying the variational convergence of the total mechanical energy when the thickness and the stiffness of the joint go to zero. The joint is replaced by a mechanical constraint between the adherents which correspond to the connection in series of the classical limit constraint induced by the soft joint and constraints between the joint and the adherents.Mahidol UniversityEngineeringMathematicsArticleSCOPUS10.1002/mma.3535