Softening and irreversibility in jammed solids

Julia Boschan, Brian Tighe

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Abstract

Materials like foams and emulsions display complex rhelogical behavior close to their jamming transition. When driven too hard the initial linear stress-strain response breaks down and the material softens. Using simulations of soft repulsive spheres, we characterize the softening crossover by establishing the relevant strain scale below which linear response is valid. We further perform shear reversal tests to investigate the interplay between proximity to jamming and the onset of irreversibility.
Original languageEnglish
Article numberA14.00006
Number of pages1
JournalAmerican Physical Society. Bulletin
Volume62
Issue number4
Publication statusPublished - 2017
EventAPS March Meeting 2017 - New Orleans, United States
Duration: 13 Mar 201717 Mar 2017

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