A mechanism for enhanced static sliding resistance owing to surface waviness

Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 467, Issue 2132, 2011, Pages 2209-2223

  Waters, J F ^a   Guduru, P R ^a  

^a Brown University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioinspired adhesion; Contact mechanics; Friction; Sliding resistance; Wavy surface

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; SPHERES; SURFACES;

AXISYMMETRIC; BIOINSPIRED ADHESION; CONTACT AREAS; CONTACT MECHANICS; DETACHMENT FORCES; FLAT SURFACES; LATERAL LOADING; MECHANICAL ENERGIES; MIXED-MODE LOADING; NORMAL FORCES; PEAK FORCE; RIGID SPHERE; SLIDING RESISTANCE; SOFT ELASTIC MATERIALS; SOFT MATERIAL; SURFACE WAVINESS; WAVY SURFACE; WORK OF ADHESION;

SURFACE RESISTANCE;

EID: 80051747430     PISSN: 13645021     EISSN: 14712946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.2010.0617     Document Type: Conference Paper

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