Abstract: Energy principles are used to investigate the adhesion of two parallel thin cylindrical shells under external compressive and tensile loads. The total energy of the system is found by adding ...

Abstract: A thin one-dimensional rectangular or two-dimensional axisymmetric film is clamped at the perimeter. An electrostatic potential (V0*) applied to a pad directly underneath the film leads to a ...

Abstract: The mechanical deformation of an ideal thin-walled cylindrical shell is investigated in the presence of intersurface interactions with a planar rigid substrate. A Dugdale–Barenblatt–Maugis (DBM) ...

Abstract: A circular membrane clamped at the periphery is allowed to adhere to or to delaminate from a planar surface of a cylindrical punch in the presence of intersurface forces with finite range ...