| Description |
ix, 63 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm. |
| Summary |
"The mechanical integrity of thin films is characterized by the adhesion between solid bodies and membranes. Two methods to evaluate the strain energy release rates of thin film delamination are discussed. This strain energy release rate is useful to the experimentalists in their measurements of adhesion or delamination energy of thin films having wide ranging thickness and stiffness. This thesis is primarily concerned with the pressurized blister test and a novel circular punch loaded technique"--Abstract, leaf iii. |
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