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Frictional anisotropy of 3D-printed fault surfaces
Tom Vincent-Dospital, Alain Steyer, François Renard +1
The surface morphology of faults controls the spatial anisotropy of their frictional properties, and hence their mechanical stability. Such anisotropy is only rarely studied in sei…
Thermally activated intermittent dynamics of creeping crack fronts along disordered interfaces
Tom Vincent-Dospital, Alain Cochard, Stéphane Santucci +2
We present a subcritical fracture growth model, coupled with the elastic redistribution of the acting mechanical stress along rugous rupture fronts. We show the ability of this mod…
'Oumuamua as a Cometary Fractal Aggregate: the "Dust Bunny" Model
J. X. Luu, E. G. Flekkøy, R. Toussaint
The first known interstellar object, 1I/2017 U1 'Oumuamua, displayed such unusual properties that its origin remains a subject of much debate. We propose that 'Oumuamua's propertie…
Visualization by optical fluorescence of two-phase flow in a three-dimensional porous medium
Joachim Falck Brodin, Marcel Moura, Renaud Toussaint +2
Slow flow of a single fluid through a porous medium is well understood on a macroscopic level through Darcy's law, a linear relation between flow rate and a combination of pressure…
Thermal dissipation as both the strength and weakness of matter. A material failure prediction by monitoring creep
Tom Vincent-Dospital, Renaud Toussaint, Alain Cochard +2
In any domain involving some stressed solids, that is, from seismology to general engineering, the strength of matter is a paramount feature to understand. We here discuss the abil…
Thermo-mechanical pain: the signaling role of heat dissipation in biological tissues
Tom Vincent-Dospital, Renaud Toussaint
Mechanical algesia is an important process for the preservation of living organisms, allowing potentially life-saving reflexes or decisions when given body parts are stressed. Yet,…