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Scott R. Waitukaitis - Impact-Activated Solidification of Cornstarch and Water Suspensions - 9783319091822 - V9783319091822
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Impact-Activated Solidification of Cornstarch and Water Suspensions

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Description for Impact-Activated Solidification of Cornstarch and Water Suspensions Hardback. Series: Springer Theses. Num Pages: 106 pages, 33 black & white illustrations, 20 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PHDF; PHF; PNFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 8. Weight in Grams: 333.

This thesis approaches impact resistance in dense suspensions from a new perspective. The most well-known example of dense suspensions, a mixture of cornstarch and water, provides enough impact resistance to allow a person to run across its surface. In the past, this phenomenon had been linked to "shear thickening" under a steady shear state attributed to hydrodynamic interactions or granular dilation. However, neither explanation accounted for the stress scales required for a person to run on the surface.

Through this research, it was discovered that the impact resistance is due to local compression of the particle matrix. This compression forces ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
106
Condition
New
Series
Springer Theses
Number of Pages
88
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319091822
SKU
V9783319091822
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15

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