title: Optimal shapes for adhesive binding between two elastic bodies.
abstract: The pull-off force required to separate two elastic bodies in adhesive binding depends on the surface shapes of the corresponding binding regions on the two bodies. Given a fixed binding area A, the optimal shapes are those which give the maximum pull-off force sigma(th)A where sigma(th) is the theoretical strength of interactive forces between the two solids. Here we study closed form solutions to the optimal shapes for adhesive binding over a small circular region where slip is allowed whenever shear stress along the contact interface exceeds a critical value.
authors.affiliation: Max Planck Institute for Metals Research, Heisenbergstr. 3, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany.
authors.forename: Haimin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Huajian
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gao