Asymptotic behavior and finite time blow up for damped fourth order nonlinear evolution equation

This paper investigates the initial boundary value problem for a class of fourth order nonlinear damped wave equations modeling longitudinal motion of an elasto-plastic bar. By applying a suitable potential well-convexity method, we derive the global existence, asymptotic behavior and finite time blow up for the considered problem with more generalized nonlinear functions at subcritical initial energy level. Further for arbitrarily positive initial energy we give some sufficient conditions ensuring finite time blow up.