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Random loose packings of uniform spheres and the dilatancy onset
Abstract
The random-loose-packing fraction of uniform spheres at the limit of zero gravitational force is determined to be 0.555\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}0.005. This structure corresponds to a sphere packing at its rigidity-percolation threshold. The onset of dilatancy was also measured to be at approximately the same packing fraction. Preliminary evidence also indicates that shear thickening of suspensions with macroscopic spheres and a negative pore liquid pressure develops at the rigidity threshold. These provide further evidence that a hard-sphere glass transition could exist in the packing fraction range of 0.555 to 0.645.
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- Authors
- Onoda, G. Y., & Liniger, E. G.
- Venue
- Physical Review Letters
- Publisher
- American Physical Society (APS)
- Published
- 1990-05-28
- Volume
- 64
- Issue
- 22
- Pages
- 2727-2730
- ISSN
- 0031-9007 (ISSN-L)
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- W2015559654
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- 636
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 8.66
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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