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How do 3M Command strips work? A fracture mechanics approach
Xue-Ling Luo, Nikolaos Bouklas, Chung-Yuen Hui
The paper analyzes how 3M Command strips support loads and release without damage by modeling the hyperelastic adhesive layer and interfacial crack propagation, deriving analytical…
Rethinking failure in polymer networks: a probabilistic view on progressive damage
Noy Cohen, Nikolaos Bouklas, Chung-Yuen Hui
The mechanics of single-chain stretching and rupture are central to understanding the resilience of biological polymers and designing strong and tough soft materials such as double…
Modeling cavitation and fibrillation in elastomers and adhesives. Part I: Cohesive instability
S. Mohammad Mousavi, Sarvesh Joshi, Franck Vernerey +1
Cavitation in soft elastomers and adhesives is often viewed as an elastic instability, commonly tied to the study of incompressible solids. It is the first step prior to fibrillati…
Capturing the fractocohesive length scale through a gradient-enhanced damage model for elastomers
S. Mohammad Mousavi, Jason Mulderrig, Brandon Talamini +1
This study aims to unravel the micro-mechanical underpinnings of the emergence of the fractocohesive length scale as a central concept in modern fracture mechanics. A thermodynamic…
Multiphysics Modeling of Surface Diffusion Coupled with Large Deformation in 3D Solids
Jaemin Kim, Keon Ho Kim, Nikolaos Bouklas
We present a comprehensive theoretical and computational model that explores the behavior of a thin hydrated film bonded to a non-hydrated / impermeable soft substrate in the conte…
A chain stretch-based gradient-enhanced model for damage and fracture in elastomers
S. Mohammad Mousavi, Jason Mulderrig, Brandon Talamini +1
In this study, we introduce a novel stretch-based gradient-enhanced damage (GED) model that allows the fracture to localize and also captures the development of a physically diffus…