| Issue |
EPJ Web Conf.
Volume 249, 2021
Powders & Grains 2021 – 9th International Conference on Micromechanics on Granular Media
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| Article Number | 06014 | |
| Number of page(s) | 3 | |
| Section | Particle Shape Effects | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202124906014 | |
| Published online | 07 June 2021 | |
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202124906014
Cohesion of bird nests
Aix-Marseille University, CNRS, IUSTI (Institut Universitaire des Systémes Thermiques Industriels), 13013 Marseille, France.
* e-mail: ignacio.andrade-silva@univ-amu.fr
** e-mail: theo.godefroy@etu.univ-amu.fr
*** e-mail: olivier.pouliquen@univ-amu.fr
**** e-mail: joel.marthelot@univ-amu.fr
Published online: 7 June 2021
One striking difference between aggregates of flexible frictional fibres and other granular materials like rigid spheres is the effective cohesion of their assembly. While glue or capillary bridges are needed to shape aggregates of spherical particles and build sandcastles, for fibres, no need for glue to build a nest. Here we study an assembly of mono disperse flexible fibres. We first use X-ray microtomography to characterise the geometry of the initial assembly, the number of contact points and mean curvatures of the fibres. Using forcedisplacement measurements, we characterise the macroscopic cohesive strength of the aggregate by varying the geometry of the fibres, the fibres mechanicals properties and the packing of the preparation. Finally, we relate the macroscopic mechanical behaviour of the assembly with the filament reorganisation at the microscopic scale.
A video is available at https://doi.org/10.48448/q8r9-hf96
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