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Kittiwit Matan1, Rachel B Williams, Thomas A Witten

  • 1The James Franck Institute and The Department of Physics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA.

Physical Review Letters
|February 28, 2002
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Crumpled Mylar sheets resist compression, shrinking logarithmically over time. A novel pretreatment protocol enables reproducible scaling behavior, controlling hysteresis for consistent material compression studies.

Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Physics of Soft Matter

Background:

  • Crumpled sheets exhibit significant resistance to compression.
  • Understanding the mechanical behavior of crumpled materials is crucial for various applications.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the compression dynamics of thin Mylar sheets under varying load conditions.
  • To analyze the time-dependent size reduction and force-displacement hysteresis in crumpled Mylar.
  • To develop a pretreatment method for reproducible scaling behavior.

Main Methods:

  • Compressive force was applied to thin Mylar sheets.
  • Material size was monitored over time (up to three weeks).
  • Hysteresis was measured by varying applied force and observing compression changes.
  • A pretreatment protocol was implemented to control hysteresis.

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Main Results:

  • Crumpled Mylar sheets showed logarithmic size decrease over time under constant force.
  • Significant hysteretic behavior was observed during compression and decompression cycles.
  • The pretreatment protocol successfully controlled hysteresis.
  • Reproducible scaling relationships between crumpled material size and applied force were established.

Conclusions:

  • The time-dependent compression of crumpled sheets follows logarithmic decay.
  • Hysteresis in crumpled materials can be managed through specific pretreatment.
  • Controlled experimental conditions reveal predictable scaling laws in crumpled matter.