Stretch-induced wrinkling of thin sheets

Thin sheets and membrane structures are widely used in space applications such as solar sails, sunshields and membrane optics. Surface flatness over a large area is one of the key requirements for many applications using the flexible thin structures. However, wrinkles are commonly observed in thin s...

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Main Author: Nayyar, Vishal
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2152/21326