On the Shape of the Free Surface of a Rubber-Like Material in Proximity to a Rigid Contactor

Motivated by recent experimental research on thin elastic films by Moench and Herminghaus and by Shenoy and Sharma, we build on Andreussi and Gurtin's pioneering work on the wrinkling of a free surface with residual stress and investigate the wrinkling of residually stressed solid films subjected to van der Waals or other types of interaction from a proximate contactor. We consider an incompressible rubber-like film of infinite depth, account for the influence of the contactor and both residual surface stress and curvature on the surface free-energy density, and impose force balance both in the bulk and on the surface. From the resulting linearized bulk and superficial equations, we derive a quintic dimensionless dispersion relation and perform a parametric study to see when linearly stable or unstable behavior of the film surface is manifested. Compared with the quadratic dispersion relation of Andreussi and Gurtin, the present model always yields more linearly stable wrinkled configurations possible for the film. Thus, for experimental or design applications, the addition of the contactor and inclusion of surface curvature effects may be advantageous.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Theoretical and Applied Mechanics

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Todres, Russell E.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Eliot Fried

• Applied Mechanics

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI3182401

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/87730