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Onset of mechanical stability in random packings of frictional spheres.

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Jerkins, M; Schröter, M; Swinney, HL; Senden, TJ; Saadatfar, M; Aste, T
Published in: Physical review letters
July 2008

Using sedimentation to obtain precisely controlled packings of noncohesive spheres, we find that the volume fraction phiRLP of the loosest mechanically stable packing is in an operational sense well defined by a limit process. This random loose packing volume fraction decreases with decreasing pressure p and increasing interparticle friction coefficient mu. Using x-ray tomography to correct for a container boundary effect that depends on particle size, we find for rough particles in the limit p-->0 a new lower bound, phiRLP=0.550+/-0.001.

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Physical review letters

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1079-7114

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0031-9007

Publication Date

July 2008

Volume

101

Issue

1

Start / End Page

018301

Related Subject Headings

  • General Physics
  • 51 Physical sciences
  • 49 Mathematical sciences
  • 40 Engineering
  • 09 Engineering
  • 02 Physical Sciences
  • 01 Mathematical Sciences
 

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Jerkins, M., Schröter, M., Swinney, H. L., Senden, T. J., Saadatfar, M., & Aste, T. (2008). Onset of mechanical stability in random packings of frictional spheres. Physical Review Letters, 101(1), 018301. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.101.018301
Jerkins, Melissa, Matthias Schröter, Harry L. Swinney, Tim J. Senden, Mohammad Saadatfar, and Tomaso Aste. “Onset of mechanical stability in random packings of frictional spheres.Physical Review Letters 101, no. 1 (July 2008): 018301. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.101.018301.
Jerkins M, Schröter M, Swinney HL, Senden TJ, Saadatfar M, Aste T. Onset of mechanical stability in random packings of frictional spheres. Physical review letters. 2008 Jul;101(1):018301.
Jerkins, Melissa, et al. “Onset of mechanical stability in random packings of frictional spheres.Physical Review Letters, vol. 101, no. 1, July 2008, p. 018301. Epmc, doi:10.1103/physrevlett.101.018301.
Jerkins M, Schröter M, Swinney HL, Senden TJ, Saadatfar M, Aste T. Onset of mechanical stability in random packings of frictional spheres. Physical review letters. 2008 Jul;101(1):018301.

Published In

Physical review letters

DOI

EISSN

1079-7114

ISSN

0031-9007

Publication Date

July 2008

Volume

101

Issue

1

Start / End Page

018301

Related Subject Headings

  • General Physics
  • 51 Physical sciences
  • 49 Mathematical sciences
  • 40 Engineering
  • 09 Engineering
  • 02 Physical Sciences
  • 01 Mathematical Sciences