Unifying impacts in granular matter from quicksand to cornstarch

Autor: Jerome, J John Soundar, Vandenberghe, Nicolas, Forterre, Yoel
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 098003 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.098003
Popis: A sharp transition between liquefaction and transient solidification is observed during impact on a granular suspension depending on the initial packing fraction. We demonstrate, via high-speed pressure measurements and a two-phase modeling, that this transition is controlled by a coupling between the granular pile dilatancy and the interstitial fluid pressure generated by the impact. Our results provide a generic mechanism for explaining the wide variety of impact responses in particulate media, from dry quicksand in powders to impact-hardening in shear-thickening suspensions like cornstarch.
Comment: e.g. 11 pages, 4 figures, 3 supplemetal figures, one supplemental table
Databáze: arXiv