2009/02/06 by Yogesh M. Joshi, Joshi, Yogesh M.
Chemical Engineering · Engineering · Materials Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Composite Material Mechanics #FOS: Physical sciences #Material Dynamics and Properties #Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci) #Other Condensed Matter (cond-mat.other) #Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies #Soft Condensed Matter (cond-mat.soft) #cond-mat.mtrl-sci #cond-mat.other #cond-mat.soft
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.0902.1053
14 Pages, 2 figures. To appear in Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
arxiv created 2009/02/06 · openalex publication_date 2009/02/06 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
A scaling model is developed to correlate relaxation time distribution of soft glassy materials to ultimate recovery. We propose that in the limit of creep-recovery time smaller than age, time translational invariance can be applied to ageing soft materials. In such limit, multimode linear viscoelastic model with Spriggs relaxation spectrum predicts enhancement in the ultimate recovery with broadening of the relaxation time distribution. We analyze these results in the context of creep-recovery behavior of aqueous suspension of laponite with varying concentration of salt.