Capillary control of collapse in soft composite columns
Marc Suñé,
John S. Wettlaufer
Abstract:Euler buckling is the elastic instability of a column subjected to longitudinal compressing forces at its ends. The buckling instability occurs when the compressing load reaches a critical value and an infinitesimal deflection leads to a large amplitude deflection. Since Euler's original study, this process has been extensively studied in homogeneous, isotropic, linear-elastic solids. Here, we examine the nature of the buckling in inhomogeneous soft composite materials. In particular, we consider a soft host w… Show more
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