Papers on columnar joints and mud cracks

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Papers are listed with the most recent at the top. See here for an overview of this topic.

Nonequilibrium scale selection mechanism for columnar jointing, by Lucas Goehring L. Mahadevan and Stephen W. Morris, Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, 106, 387 (2009).
- Abstract in HTML
- Published version [Open access article]. See the cover photo!
On the scaling and ordering of columnar joints, by Lucas Goehring. Ph.D. thesis, Unpublished, Nov. 2007.
- Abstract in HTML
- Low resolution pdf file [5.4 MB].
- High resolution pdf file [31.2 MB].
The Scaling of Columnar Joints in Basalt, by Lucas Goehring and Stephen W. Morris, Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 113, B10203 (2008). doi:10.1029/2007JB005018.
- Abstract in HTML
- pdf file [8.8 MB].
- Published version [subscription required].
- Supplementary information, data files etc..
An Experimental Investigation of the Scaling of Columnar Joints, by Lucas Goehring, Zhenquan Lin and Stephen W. Morris. Physical Review E 74, 036115 (2006).
- Abstract in HTML
- Preprint, pdf file 1.2MB.
- Preprint, from arXiv.
- Published version [subscription required].
- Movies of evolving columns in corn starch.
Order and disorder in columnar joints, by Lucas Goehring and Stephen W. Morris, Europhysics Letters, 69, 739 (2005).
- Abstract in HTML
- Preprint pdf file 2.1MB.
- Preprint arXiv version.
- published version [subscription required].
- Movies of evolving columns in corn starch.
Development and geometry of isotropic and directional shrinkage crack patterns, Kelly A. Shorlin, John R. de Bruyn, Malcolm Graham and Stephen W. Morris, Physical Review E, 61, 6950 (2000).
- Abstract in HTML
- Published version, (requires subscription).
- Preprint, from arXiv.
- Preprint pdf file 621kB.
A study of shrinkage crack patterns, Kelly A. Linehan, M.Sc. Thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Unpublished, (1997).
- M.Sc. Thesis pdf file 3.5MB.

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