By contrast, when fv reached 20%, the coarse grains formed some aggregates but the fine-fine contacts were still dominating.
This suggests that the characteristic volumetric content of coarse grains identified through monotonic triaxial test results corresponds to the transition of soil fabric from fine-fine contacts to grain-grain contacts.
Examination of the variations of peak deviator stress with fv revealed the existence of a characteristic value of fv-cha ≈ 27% that separates two zones with different coarse-grain effects: a fine-fine contact dominating zone when fv ≤ 27% and a grain-grain contact dominating zone when fv > 27%.
When the fines content (FC) is greater than threshold values (FC > FCth), the fine grain contacts begin to play a greater role as the sand grains begin to loose contact with each other and provide a secondary reinforcement effect until they are separate sufficiently.
The dry adhesion system of geckos is based on a complex hierarchical structure of long tilted keratinous stems, which branch into very fine anisotropic contacts.[ 4] This complex geometry allows the gecko to form a large contact area even with rough surfaces, thus enhancing the adhesive interaction.
Attempting to glide a ball from Ben Stokes to third man, Warner made too fine a contact and was caught low down by the wicketkeeper, Jos Buttler.
The performances are due to both the fine electric contact between Cu2O and Cu foam and a possible porous architecture of Cu2O electrode.
Such good performance of the as-prepared Cu2S electrode is attributed to the fine electric contact between Cu2S and Cu foil and the possible hollow structure of Cu2S film.
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α-tanycytes possessed long fine processes contacting blood vessels and VMN neurons (Fig. 2B C, arrows).
