Published June 1, 2013
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Journal Article
Stability of peeling for systems with rate independent decohesion energy
- Creators
- Molinari, Alain
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Ravichandran, Guruswami
Abstract
The stability of peeling is theoretically investigated for systems with rate independent decohesion energy. The effects of the system stiffness, tape geometry and variation of the bonding energy along the tape-substrate interface are analyzed. The conditions for having stable (controlled) or unstable (brutal) peeling are obtained analytically. The problem studied can provide insights on possible instabilities affecting the detachment process of gecko's toes and other biological systems.
Additional Information
© 2013 Elsevier Ltd. Received 20 December 2012; Received in revised form 5 February 2013; Available online 13 March 2013. GR gratefully acknowledges the support provided by the National Science Foundation (CMMI-1201102). AM wishes to express his appreciation for the hospitality provided during his visits at Caltech.Additional details
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- 38826
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- CaltechAUTHORS:20130606-090428037
- CMMI-1201102
- NSF
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2013-06-14Created from EPrint's datestamp field
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2021-11-09Created from EPrint's last_modified field
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