In this letter a Velcro® nonlinear mechanics is presented. In particular, a calculation of the “elastic strength” of hooks with friction is derived. The author quantifies, as the intuition and Velcro® material suggest, that hooks (and loops) allow reversible strong attachment, finding elastic plastic or hyperelastic nonlinear behaviors, as a function of the competition between friction and finite displacements. Thus, the author presents here a Velcro® nonlinear mechanics to design and optimize hooked systems.

Velcro® nonlinear mechanics / Pugno, Nicola. - In: APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS. - ISSN 0003-6951. - 90:12(2007), pp. 121918-1-121918-2. [10.1063/1.2715478]

Velcro® nonlinear mechanics

PUGNO, Nicola
2007

Abstract

In this letter a Velcro® nonlinear mechanics is presented. In particular, a calculation of the “elastic strength” of hooks with friction is derived. The author quantifies, as the intuition and Velcro® material suggest, that hooks (and loops) allow reversible strong attachment, finding elastic plastic or hyperelastic nonlinear behaviors, as a function of the competition between friction and finite displacements. Thus, the author presents here a Velcro® nonlinear mechanics to design and optimize hooked systems.
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