2008/08/31 by Volker Becker, Heiko Briesen
Engineering · Materials Science · Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Aggregate (composite) #Bending #Chemical engineering #Classical mechanics #Colloid #Colloidal particle #Composite material #Engineering #Fractal #Granular flow and fluidized beds #Material Dynamics and Properties #Materials science #Mathematical analysis #Mathematics #Mechanics #Nanotechnology #Physics #Statistical physics #Theoretical and Computational Physics #cond-mat.soft
paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physreve.78.061404
7 pages, 8 figures
arxiv created 2008/10/14 · openalex publication_date 2008/12/22 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
Recently, Pantina and Furst [Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 138301 (2005)] experimentally demonstrated the existence of tangential forces between bonded colloidal particles and the capability of these bonds to supporting bending moments. We introduce a model to be used in computer simulations that describes these tangential interactions. We show how the model parameters can be determined from experimental data. Simulations using the model are in agreement to the measurement by Pantina and Furst. Application of the model to an aggregate with fractal structure leads to more realistic behavior than using classical approaches only.