An approximate model for the adhesive contact of rough viscoelastic surfaces

Details An approximate model for the adhesive contact of rough viscoelastic surfaces An approximate model for the adhesive contact of rough viscoelastic surfaces

2007-09-05

arxiv.org/abs/0709.0584v1

Langmuir 23 (2007) 11643

Physics

Condensed Matter

Soft Condensed Matter

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Surface roughness is known to easily suppress the adhesion of elastic surfaces. Here a simple model for the contact of \emph{viscoelastic} rough surfaces with significant levels of adhesion is presented. This approach is derived from our previous model [E. Barthel and G. Haiat {\em Langmuir}, 18 9362 2002] for the adhesive contact of viscoelastic spheres. For simplicity a simple loading/unloading history (infinitely fast loading and constant pull-out velocity) is assumed. The model provides approximate analytical expressions for the asperity response and exhibits the full viscoelastic adhesive contact phenomenology such as stress relaxation inside the contact zone and creep at the contact edges. Combining this model with a Greenwood-Williamson statistical modeling of rough surfaces, we propose a quantitative assessment of the adhesion to rough viscoelastic surfaces. We show that moderate viscoelasticity efficiently restores adhesion on rough surfaces over a wide dynamic range.

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