Electronic Journal of Differential Equations, Vol. 1997(1997), No. 12, pp 1-18. Title: Behaviour near the boundary for solutions of elasticity systems Author: V. N. Domingos Cavalcanti (Univ. Estadual de Maringa) Abstract: In this article we study the behaviour near the boundary for weak solutions of the system $$ u''-\mu\Delta u-(\lambda +\mu )\nabla (\alpha (x)\,{\rm div}\, u)=h\,, $$ with $u(x,t)=0$ on the boundary of a domain $\Omega\in {\bf R}^n$, and $u(x,0)=u^0$, $u'(x,0)=u^1$ in $\Omega$. We show that the Sobolev norm of the solution in an $\varepsilon$-neighbourhood of the boundary can be estimated independently of $\varepsilon$. Submitted April 1, 1997. Published July 31, 1997. Math Subject Classification: 93B05, 93C20, 35B37. Key Words: Behaviour near the boundary; controllability; elasticity system