The peeling behavior of thin films with finite bending stiffness and the implications on gecko adhesion

Journal of Adhesion

Volumn 87, Issue 7-8, 2011, Pages 624-643

  Sauer, Roger A ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Computational contact mechanics; Finite element method; Nonlinear beam formulation; Thin film peeling; Van der Waals adhesion

Indexed keywords

CONTACT MECHANICS; FINITE ELEMENT; NON-LINEAR BEAMS; THIN FILM PEELING; VAN DER WAALS;

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MODELS; STIFFNESS; THIN FILMS; VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

ADHESION;

EID: 80052318636     PISSN: 00218464     EISSN: 15455823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00218464.2011.596084     Document Type: Article

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