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Mechanisms and mechanics of non-structural adhesion

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dc.contributor.authorRandow, Charles L.en
dc.contributor.departmentEngineering Mechanicsen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:49:05Zen
dc.date.adate2008-11-07en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:49:05Zen
dc.date.issued1996en
dc.date.rdate2008-11-07en
dc.date.sdate2008-11-07en
dc.description.abstractTwo topics dealing with adhesion are addressed: an investigation of the cling of thin polymeric films and an analysis of the effects of viscoelasticity on adhesive systems involving curvature mismatch. The results of an investigation into the mechanisms of adhesion and debonding energy associated with the cling between polymeric films and various substrates is presented first. The thermodynamic work of adhesion, electrostatic attraction, and substrate roughness apparently play significant roles in the cling of a film to a substrate. Peel tests are conducted and strain energy release rates are determined which show different debonding energies for the various film-substrate systems. In the analysis of adhesive systems involving curvature mismatch, the focus of the work is on modeling the bond behavior using the solution to the beam on a viscoelastic foundation problem. In addition, the behavior of the adhesive is modeled with a recursive technique using a stress distribution obtained from the solution to the beam on an elastic foundation problem. Debond rate tests are described and conducted so that experimental results may be compared with analytical results. For both adhesion topics, the mechanisms and mechanics of adhesion are considered and experimental tests are conducted.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentvii, 106 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-11072008-063457en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-11072008-063457/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/45472en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1996.R3636.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 36788891en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectadhesionen
dc.subjectclingen
dc.subjectpolymeric filmsen
dc.subjectviscoelasticityen
dc.subjectcurved adherendsen
dc.subjectpressure sensitive adhesivesen
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1996.R3636en
dc.titleMechanisms and mechanics of non-structural adhesionen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineEngineering Mechanicsen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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