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Evolution of percolating force chains in compressed granular media
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2002
arXiv
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The evolution of effective force chains percolating through a compressed granular system is investigated. We performed experiments by compressing an ensemble of spherical particles in a cylindrical container monitoring the macroscopic constitutive behavior and the acoustic signals emitted by microscopic rearrangements of particles. As a novel approach, we applied the continuous damage model of fiber bundles to describe the evolution of the array of force chains during the loading process. The
arXiv:cond-mat/0204077v1
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