2 papers
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2006
Crack Patterns in Laponite Films Dried in Electrostatic Field
Sujata Tarafdar, Dibyendu Mal, Suparna Sinha +1
Crack patterns in a layer of laponite gel allowed to dry in a static electric field are studied. Crack patterns in natural and synthetic clays have been studied extensively with in…
cond-mat.soft2005
Desiccation and Relaxation Regimes in Fracture of Drying Clay Films
Dibyendu Mal, Suparna Sinha, Tapati Dutta +2
A study of crack patterns in laponite films of different thickness is presented. Two cracking regimes are observed. The earlier with a higher rate of desiccation and shrinking has…