Towards Mechanochemistry of Fracture and Cohesion: General Introduction and the Simplest Model of Velcro

Abstract

This project is aimed at a combined theoretical and experimental analysis of adhesives. The theoretical part of it is based on usage of macroscopic methods and principles: continuum mechanics and thermodynamics. The full extent of the experimental part will be made more clear in a later report. This part, however, is expected to be as important as the theoretical part. We plan to begin experimenting with the simplest systems; basically, the macrosystems based on velcro tapes and she

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA529975

Entities

People

  • Michael A. Grinfeld
  • Steven B. Segletes

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Chemical Bonds
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Department Of Defense
  • Differential Equations
  • Energy
  • Energy Transfer
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Mechanics
  • Molecular Dynamics
  • Partial Differential Equations
  • Phase Transformations
  • Surface Energy
  • Surface Tension
  • Thermodynamics
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Surface Coatings Technology.
  • Theoretical Analysis.