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Indentation of an elastic disk on a circular supporting ring
Tristan Suzanne1, Julien Deschamps1, Marc Georgelin1
1Aix Marseille University, CNRS, Centrale Marseille, IRPHE, Marseille, France.
Abstract:
Thin elastic two-dimensional systems under compressive stresses may relieve part of their stretching energy by developing out-of-plane undulations. We investigate experimentally and theoretically the indentation of an elastic disk supported by a circular ring and show that compressive stresses are relieved via two different routes: either developing buckles which are spread over the system or developing a d-cone where deformation is concentrated in a subregion of the system. We characterize the indentation threshold for wrinkles or d-cone existence as a function of aspect ratio.
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