Thin films Wrinkling of an elastic sheet under tension

Here we consider the wrinkling of a stretched, slender elastic sheet and derive scaling laws for the wrinkle wavelength and amplitude that are valid far from the onset of buckling. Our results, which can be generalized to stretched and sheared anisotropic and inelastic sheets, could form the basis o...

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Published in:Nature (London) 2002-10, Vol.419 (6907), p.579-580
Main Authors: Cerda, E, Ravi-Chandar, K, Mahadevan, L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Deformation
Fractals
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Thin films
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Summary:Here we consider the wrinkling of a stretched, slender elastic sheet and derive scaling laws for the wrinkle wavelength and amplitude that are valid far from the onset of buckling. Our results, which can be generalized to stretched and sheared anisotropic and inelastic sheets, could form the basis of a sensitive assay for the mechanical characterization of thin solid films.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/419579b