Analysis and simulation of debonding membranes (Q540147)

Summary: The paper deals with the numerical analysis and simulation of debonding membranes in the framework of quasistatic processes modeled by minimizing movements. Depending on parameters of the model, the ``support'' of the membrane is a quasi-open set (i.e., the membrane is debonded or glued) or a capacitary measure (i.e., fractions of glue remain active). Time discretization is associated to gradient methods based on shape (measure) derivative and genetic shape (measure) optimization.