2014/11/29 by Arun K. Singh, Singh, Arun K., Vinay A. Juvekar +1
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Physics and Astronomy · #Earthquake Detection and Analysis #FOS: Physical sciences #High-pressure geophysics and materials #Soft Condensed Matter (cond-mat.soft) #cond-mat.soft #earthquake and tectonic studies
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1412.0099
22 pages
openalex publication_date 2014/11/29 · arxiv created 2017/04/04 · arxiv updated 2017/04/05 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
In this article, we propose a mathematical model which explains the formation of strong bonds during the relaxation process of a soft solid on a hard surface. As a result, the soft solid relaxes to a non zero residual stress level. The model assumes that formation of strong bonds occurs owing to transition from weak to strong bonds at a critical time. Parametric studies are carried out to understand the effect of different friction parameters related with the model on the relaxation process. The relaxation model is, in turn, validated with experiments and corresponding numerical values are justified.