Universal features of the stick-slip dynamics of an intruder moving through a confined granular medium

Experiments and simulations of an intruder dragged by a spring through a two-dimensional annulus of granular material exhibit robust force fluctuations. At low packing fractions ( ϕ < ϕ 0 ), the intruder clears an open channel. Above ϕ 0 , stick-slip dynamics develop, with an average energy relea...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Pugnaloni, Luis Ariel, Carlevaro, Carlos Manuel, Kozlowski, Ryan, Zheng, Hu, Kondic, Lou, Socolar, Joshua E. S.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/212845
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/212845
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:GRANULAR MATERIALS
JAMMING
GRANULAR FLOWS
CREEP
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.3
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
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Sumario:Experiments and simulations of an intruder dragged by a spring through a two-dimensional annulus of granular material exhibit robust force fluctuations. At low packing fractions ( ϕ < ϕ 0 ), the intruder clears an open channel. Above ϕ 0 , stick-slip dynamics develop, with an average energy release that is independent of the particle-particle and particle-base friction coefficients but does depend on the width W of the annulus and the diameter D of the intruder. A simple model predicts the dependence of ϕ 0 on W and D , allowing for a data collapse for the average energy release as a function of ϕ / ϕ 0 . These results pose challenges for theories of mechanical failure in amorphous materials.