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Stick, partial slip and sliding in the plane strain micro contact of two elastic bodies by Adams, George G.

“…The plane strain problem of a curved elastic body pressed against an elastic half-space is considered. The effect of adhesion is included through the use of…”
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A simplified formulation of adhesion problems with elastic plates by Majidi, Carmel, Adams, George G.

“…moment discontinuity method…”
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The contact stress distribution in the receding contact of an elastic layer with a rigid base by Adams, George G.

“…The receding contact between a semi-infinite elastic strip and a flat rigid base is considered. This problem is analyzed using linear elasticity with a shear…”
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Study of contacts in an electrostatically actuated microswitch by Majumder, Sumit, McGruer, N.E., Adams, George G., Zavracky, P.M., Morrison, Richard H., Krim, Jacqueline

“…Surface micromachined, electrostatically actuated microswitches have been developed at Northeastern University. Microswitches with gold contacts typically have…”
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Prying Action in a Bolted Cantilever Analyzed as a Receding Contact Problem by Hu, Dan, Papadopoulos, Jim, Adams, George G

“…AbstractBolts are often used to hold flat components together while transmitting a tensile (separating) load. When the components are relatively rigid and the…”
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Adhesive contact between a rigid spherical indenter and an elastic multi-layer coated substrate by Stan, Gheorghe, Adams, George G.

“…•We examined the frictionless, adhesive contact between a rigid spherical indenter and an elastic multi-layer coated half-space.•The adhesive coupling was…”
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A boundary condition correction for the clamped constraint of elastic plate/beam theory by Hu, Dan, Adams, George G

“…Elastic plate/beam theory is used by mechanical and civil engineers to model a variety of structures which are flat in two/one dimension(s) and thin in the…”
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Analytical representation of the non-square-root singular stress field at a finite angle sharp notch by Adams, George G., Hills, David A.

“…The stress field near the tip of a finite angle sharp notch is singular. However, unlike a crack, the order of the singularity at the notch tip is less than…”
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A finite element model of loading and unloading of an asperity contact with adhesion and plasticity by Du, Yan, Chen, Lei, McGruer, Nicol E., Adams, George G., Etsion, Izhak

“…An elastic–plastic microcontact with adhesion was studied using a finite element model. This model differs from the existing models, in that it includes the…”
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Interfacial shear stress between a single-walled carbon nanotube and a gold surface after different physical treatments by Pan, Huiyan, Wu, Yu-Chiao, Adams, George G., McGruer, Nicol E.

“…[Display omitted] The interfacial shear stress between gold and dielectrophoretically assembled single-walled carbon nanotubes can be increased by annealing in…”
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Adhesion-Induced Tangential Driving Force Acting on a Spherical Particle Lying on a Sinusoidal Surface by Parent, Joel R., Adams, George G.

“…A spherical particle lies on a sinusoidal surface under the force of adhesion. Both the sphere and the wavy body are considered to be elastic. Because the…”
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A dynamic model, including contact bounce, of an electrostatically actuated microswitch by McCarthy, B., Adams, G.G., McGruer, N.E., Potter, D.

“…Microelectromechanical devices are increasingly being integrated into electronic circuitry. One of these types of devices is the microswitch, which acts much…”
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Adhesion in the contact of a spherical indenter with a layered elastic half-space by Onur Sergici, A., Adams, George G., Müftü, Sinan

“…With the emergence of micro- and nano-technology, the contact mechanics of MEMS and NEMS devices and components is becoming more important. Thus it is…”
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Interfacial shear stress between single-walled carbon nanotubes and gold surfaces with and without an alkanethiol monolayer by Pan, Huiyan, Wu, Yu-Chiao, Adams, George G., Miller, Glen P., McGruer, Nicol E.

“…[Display omitted] •First determination of shear stress between single-walled nanotubes and surfaces.•Shear stress is determined based on NEMS experiments and a…”
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Reprint of: The Contact Stress Distribution in the Receding Contact of an Elastic Layer With a Rigid Base by Adams, George G.

“…The receding contact between a semi-infinite elastic strip and a flat rigid base is considered. This problem is analyzed using linear elasticity with a shear…”
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Deformation of bowed silicon chips due to adhesion and applied pressure by Pamp, Andy, Adams, George G.

“…One potential method to accomplish high-rate nanomanufacturing is to develop processes which allow for rapid transfer of nano-scaled devices from a template to…”
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Critical speeds and the response of a spinning disk to a stationary load using Mindlin plate theory by Eid, Hassan, Adams, George G.

“…The critical speeds of a moderately thick circular spinning disk are determined using the Mindlin plate theory, which includes shear deformation and rotational…”
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Frictional slip of a rigid punch on an elastic half-plane by Adams, George G.

“…If a rigid punch is perfectly bonded to an elastic half-plane, the stress state possesses a well-known oscillating singularity. Because the shear and normal…”
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Investigation of stress states around a finite-height crack by Chen, Yifeng, Adams, George G., Hills, David A.

“…This paper is concerned with the analysis of a crack that has a finite-height at its crack tip, loaded under Mode I and II loading. The stress field around the…”
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Critical value of the generalized stress intensity factor for a crack perpendicular to an interface by Adams, George G.

“…When a crack tip impinges upon a bi-material interface, the order of the stress singularity will be equal to, less than or greater than one-half. The…”
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