Wrinkling of an elastic sheet under tension

E. Cerda (), K. Ravi-Chandar and L. Mahadevan
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E. Cerda: University of Cambridge
K. Ravi-Chandar: University of Texas
L. Mahadevan: University of Cambridge

Nature, 2002, vol. 419, issue 6907, 579-580

Abstract: Abstract 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.

Date: 2002
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DOI: 10.1038/419579b

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