BECAS
TREJO LOYOLA Miguel Angel
artículos
Título:
Spiral Patterns in the Packing of Flexible Structures
Autor/es:
L. BOUÉ; M. ADDA-BEDIA; A. BOUDAOUD; D. CASSANI; Y. COUDER; A. EDDI; M TREJO
Revista:
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
Editorial:
AMER PHYSICAL SOC
Referencias:
Lugar: New York; Año: 2006 vol. 97
ISSN:
0031-9007
Resumen:
Spiral patterns are found to be a generic feature in close-packed elastic structures. We describe model experiments of compaction of quasi-1D sheets into quasi-2D containers that allow simultaneous quantitative measurements of mechanical forces and observation of folded configurations. Our theoretical approach shows how the interplay between elasticity and geometry leads to a succession of bifurcations responsible for the emergence of such patterns. Both experimental forces and shapes are also reproduced without any adjustable parameters.
