We present a method to study the asymptotic behavior of lattice-(or truss-) type structures with complicated geometry. This method is a combination of classical variational arguments with the flux balance method introduced by N. Bakhvalov and G. Panasenko. It is important to note that the overall (limit) coefficients thus obtained are simple algebraic expressions of physical ones.
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