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Nonlinear amplification of adhesion forces in interleaved books
Raphaelle Taub, Thomas Salez, Hector Alarcon +3
Two interleaved phonebooks are nearly impossible to separate by pulling their spines. The very slight force exerted by the outer sheets of the assembly is amplified as the exponent…
Self-amplification of solid friction in interleaved assemblies
Hector Alarcon, Thomas Salez, Christophe Poulard +4
It is nearly impossible to separate two interleaved phonebooks when held by their spines. A full understanding of this astonishing demonstration of solid friction in complex assemb…
Softening induced instability of a stretched cohesive granular layer
Hector Alarcon, Osvanny Ramos, Loïc Vanel +3
We report on a cellular pattern which spontaneously forms at the surface of a thin layer of a cohesive granular material submitted to in-plane stretching. We present a simple model…