Stress-stress Correlations Reveal Force Chains in Gels
arXiv:2210.16216 · doi:10.1063/5.0131473
Abstract
We investigate the spatial correlations of microscopic stresses in soft particulate gels, using 2D and 3D numerical simulations. We use a recently developed theoretical framework predicting the analytical form of stress-stress correlations in amorphous assemblies of athermal grains that acquire rigidity under an external load. These correlations exhibit a pinch-point singularity in Fourier space leading to long-range correlations and strong anisotropy in real space, which are at the origin of force-chains in granular solids. Our analysis for the model particulate gels at low particle volume fractions demonstrates that stress-stress correlations in these soft materials have characteristics very similar to those in granular solids and can be used to identify force chains. We show that the stress-stress correlations can distinguish floppy from rigid gel networks and the intensity patterns reflect changes in shear moduli and network topology, due to the emergence of rigid structures during solidification.
arXiv comment11 pages, 9 figures
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