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Onset of mechanical stability in random packings of frictional spheres.
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PMID:  18764158     Owner:  NLM     Status:  PubMed-not-MEDLINE    
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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.
Authors:
Melissa Jerkins; Matthias Schröter; Harry L Swinney; Tim J Senden; Mohammad Saadatfar; Tomaso Aste
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2008-07-02
Journal Detail:
Title:  Physical review letters     Volume:  101     ISSN:  0031-9007     ISO Abbreviation:  Phys. Rev. Lett.     Publication Date:  2008 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-09-03     Completed Date:  2008-09-16     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0401141     Medline TA:  Phys Rev Lett     Country:  United States    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  018301     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
Center for Nonlinear Dynamics and Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA.
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