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The aim of this work is to study the porosity of three-dimensional and two-dimensional packing of stiff cylindrical fibres according to their aspect ratio. First, we have carried out an experimental study of the porosity for 3D and 2D packing. In this last case, the elementary representative surfaces have been determined. Then, an attempt of interpretation of the porosity variations for 2D stacks has been realized on the basis of the excluded volume theory and a variation law has been proposed. To conclude, we have studied the relevance of a simplified packing model based on a single geometry of the defects.
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Received 12 April 1999 and Received in final form 4 August 1999
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Novellani, M., Santini, R. & Tadrist, L. Experimental study of the porosity of loose stacks of stiff cylindrical fibres: Influence of the aspect ratio of fibres. Eur. Phys. J. B 13, 571–578 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s100510050069
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s100510050069