Mechanical memories in solids, from disorder to design
Solids are rigid, which means that when left undisturbed, their structures are nearly static. It
follows that these structures depend on history—but it is surprising that they hold readable …
follows that these structures depend on history—but it is surprising that they hold readable …
Coupling rheology and segregation in granular flows
During the last fifteen years there has been a paradigm shift in the continuum modelling of
granular materials; most notably with the development of rheological models, such as the …
granular materials; most notably with the development of rheological models, such as the …
Elastohydrodynamic friction of robotic and human fingers on soft micropatterned substrates
Frictional sliding between patterned surfaces is of fundamental and practical importance in
the haptic engineering of soft materials. In emerging applications such as remote surgery …
the haptic engineering of soft materials. In emerging applications such as remote surgery …
Scaling and intermittency in turbulent flows of elastoviscoplastic fluids
Non-Newtonian fluids have a viscosity that varies with applied stress. Elastoviscoplastic
fluids, the elastic, viscous and plastic properties of which are interconnected in a non-trivial …
fluids, the elastic, viscous and plastic properties of which are interconnected in a non-trivial …
Unified phase diagram of reversible–irreversible, jamming, and yielding transitions in cyclically sheared soft-sphere packings
Self-organization, and transitions from reversible to irreversible behavior, of interacting
particle assemblies driven by externally imposed stresses or deformation is of interest in …
particle assemblies driven by externally imposed stresses or deformation is of interest in …
Unbiased construction of constitutive relations for soft materials from experiments via rheology-informed neural networks
M Mahmoudabadbozchelou… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
The ability to concisely describe the dynamical behavior of soft materials through closed-
form constitutive relations holds the key to accelerated and informed design of materials and …
form constitutive relations holds the key to accelerated and informed design of materials and …
Relationships between structure, memory and flow in sheared disordered materials
KL Galloway, EG Teich, XG Ma, C Kammer… - Nature Physics, 2022 - nature.com
A fundamental challenge regarding disordered solids is predicting macroscopic yield—the
point at which elastic behaviour changes to plastic behaviour—from the microscopic …
point at which elastic behaviour changes to plastic behaviour—from the microscopic …
Proposal for a mechanical model of mobile shales
Structural systems involving mobile shale represent one of the most difficult challenges for
geoscientists dedicated to exploring the subsurface structure of continental margins. Mobile …
geoscientists dedicated to exploring the subsurface structure of continental margins. Mobile …
Origins of complexity in the rheology of Soft Earth suspensions
When wet soil becomes fully saturated by intense rainfall, or is shaken by an earthquake, it
may fluidize catastrophically. Sand-rich slurries are treated as granular suspensions, where …
may fluidize catastrophically. Sand-rich slurries are treated as granular suspensions, where …
The perpetual fragility of cree** hillslopes
Soil creeps imperceptibly but relentlessly downhill, sha** landscapes and the human and
ecological communities that live within them. What causes this granular material to 'flow'at …
ecological communities that live within them. What causes this granular material to 'flow'at …