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(eng): This chapter reviews mathematical approaches to inelastic processes on the surfaces of elastic bodies. We mostly consider a quasistatic and rateindependent evolution at small strains and the so-called energetic solution. This concept is applied e.g. to brittle/elastic delamination, cohesive contact problems, and to delamination in various modes. Besides the theoretical treatment, numerical experiments are also presented. Finally, generalizations to dynamical and thermodynamical processes are outlined, together with an extension to the homogenization of composite materials with debonding phases.