Calculating the Force Needed to Remove Adhesive Tape

[littlewombat]

Is it possible to determine the force necessary to remove a piece of adhesive tape from a horizontal surface? How?

What is the physics behind this?

I really need help :( please help me thx!

 

[Andy Resnick]

do you mean like this:

http://www.astm.org/Standards/D3759.htm

or this:

http://www.astm.org/Standards/D3359.htm

or this:

http://www.astm.org/Standards/D5179.htm

The physical basis for adhesion is not well understood.