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. 2014 Jul 18;5:4464. doi: 10.1038/ncomms5464

Figure 4. Dilation of 15- and 16-grain assemblies in continuous contact at 73 and 93% solid.

Figure 4

Position and volumetric strain of each assembly for increasing axial strain at (a) 73% solid (scale bar, 1 mm) and (b) 93% solid (scale bar, 1 mm); 3D rendering of the polyhedron formed by the grain centroids at (c) 73% solid (scale bar, 300 μm) and (d) 93% solid (scale bar, 500 μm); Euler distance travelled by each grain per 2% incremental strain at (e) 73% solid (scale bar, 300 μm) and (f) 93% solid (scale bar, 500 μm); rotation of each grain per 2% incremental strain at (g) 73% solid (scale bar, 300 μm) and (h) 93% solid (scale bar, 500 μm); and internal porosity response at (i) 73% solid (scale bar, 100 μm) and (j) 93% solid (scale bar, 100 μm).