Schröter M, Jerkins M, Swinney HL, Saadatfar M, Aste T, Senden T (2008)
Publication Language: English
Publication Status: Published
Publication Type: Journal article, Original article
Publication year: 2008
Publisher: American Physical Society
Book Volume: 101
Journal Issue: 1
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.018301
Using sedimentation to obtain precisely controlled packings of noncohesive spheres, we find that the volume fraction phi(RLP) 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, phi(RLP)=0.550 +/- 0.001.
APA:
Schröter, M., Jerkins, M., Swinney, H.L., Saadatfar, M., Aste, T., & Senden, T. (2008). Onset of mechanical stability in random packings of frictional spheres. Physical Review Letters, 101(1). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.018301
MLA:
Schröter, Matthias, et al. "Onset of mechanical stability in random packings of frictional spheres." Physical Review Letters 101.1 (2008).
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