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Why do clamped sheets wrinkle under tension ?

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Abstract

When a rectangular sheet has two opposite edges clamped and pulled apart,

it has been well documented that wrinkle appears "as a result of Poisson ratio".

The clamping condition indeed prevents the Poisson retraction, but this should generate more tensile stresses (no compression)...

Our objective is to provide an intuitive explanation of this phenomenon.

We find that this problem is analogous to recirculation vortices found in viscous flow in cavities.

Presenters

  • Benoit Roman

    Physique et Mecanique des Milieux Heterogenes, PMMH, ESPCI-Paris

Authors

  • José Bico

    Physique et Mecanique des Milieux Hetero, PMMH, ESPCI-Paris

  • Benoit Roman

    Physique et Mecanique des Milieux Heterogenes, PMMH, ESPCI-Paris

  • Matteo Ciccotti

    SIMM (ESPCI - CNRS)

  • Julien renaud

    ENS Paris

  • ludovic brivady

    ENS Paris