Buckling of sheared and compressed microfibrils.
In this paper, we study the stability of an initially straight elastic fibril clamped at one end, while the other end is subjected to a constant normal compressive force and a prescribed shear displacement. We found the buckling load of a sheared fibril to be always less than the Euler buckling load. Furthermore, if the end of the fibril loses adhesion, then the buckling load can be considerably less. Our result suggests that the static friction of microfibre arrays can decrease with increasing normal compressive load and, in some cases, friction force can actually become negative.
Nadermann
Nichole
N
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
Kumar
Ajeet
A
Goyal
Sachin
S
Hui
Chung-Yuen
CY
D000268:Adhesiveness; D019245:Compressive Strength; D017276:Friction; D055616:Microtechnology; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D033081:Shear Strength
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