A 'granocentric'model for random packing of jammed emulsions
Packing problems are ubiquitous,, ranging from oil extraction through porous rocks to grain
storage in silos and the compaction of pharmaceutical powders into tablets. At a given …
storage in silos and the compaction of pharmaceutical powders into tablets. At a given …
Active versus passive hard disks against a membrane: mechanical pressure and instability
We experimentally study the mechanical pressure exerted by a set of respectively passive
isotropic and self-propelled polar disks onto two different flexible unidimensional …
isotropic and self-propelled polar disks onto two different flexible unidimensional …
Statistical mechanics framework for static granular matter
S Henkes, B Chakraborty - Physical Review E—Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft …, 2009 - APS
The physical properties of granular materials have been extensively studied in recent years.
So far, however, there exists no theoretical framework which can explain the observations in …
So far, however, there exists no theoretical framework which can explain the observations in …
Fundamental challenges in packing problems: from spherical to non-spherical particles
Random packings of objects of a particular shape are ubiquitous in science and
engineering. However, such jammed matter states have eluded any systematic theoretical …
engineering. However, such jammed matter states have eluded any systematic theoretical …
Equilibrating temperaturelike variables in jammed granular subsystems
JG Puckett, KE Daniels - Physical Review Letters, 2013 - APS
Although jammed granular systems are athermal, several thermodynamiclike descriptions
have been proposed which make quantitative predictions about the distribution of volume …
have been proposed which make quantitative predictions about the distribution of volume …
Experimental test of the Edwards volume ensemble for tapped granular packings
Using x-ray tomography, we experimentally investigate granular packings subject to
mechanical tapping for three types of beads with different friction coefficients. We validate …
mechanical tapping for three types of beads with different friction coefficients. We validate …
Jamming and geometry of two-dimensional foams
G Katgert, M van Hecke - Europhysics Letters, 2010 - iopscience.iop.org
We experimentally probe the vicinity of the jamming point J, located at a density ϕ
corresponding to random close packing (ϕ rcp= 0.842), in two dimensional, bidisperse …
corresponding to random close packing (ϕ rcp= 0.842), in two dimensional, bidisperse …
A granular physics‐based view of fault friction experiments
B Ferdowsi, AM Rubin - Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Rate‐and state‐dependent friction (RSF) equations are commonly used to describe the time‐
dependent frictional response of fault gouge to perturbations in sliding velocity. Among the …
dependent frictional response of fault gouge to perturbations in sliding velocity. Among the …
A century of granular packing models
G Roquier - Powder Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
This article provides a review of particle packing models. A summary roadmap shows their
disciplinary genesis and the multidisciplinary interactions that have shaped them over a 100 …
disciplinary genesis and the multidisciplinary interactions that have shaped them over a 100 …
Local origin of global contact numbers in frictional ellipsoid packings
FM Schaller, M Neudecker, M Saadatfar, GW Delaney… - Physical review …, 2015 - APS
In particulate soft matter systems the average number of contacts Z of a particle is an
important predictor of the mechanical properties of the system. Using x-ray tomography, we …
important predictor of the mechanical properties of the system. Using x-ray tomography, we …