A constitutive model with microstructure evolution for flow of rate-independent granular materials

Jin Sun; Sankaran Sundaresan

doi:10.1017/jfm.2011.251

A constitutive model with microstructure evolution for flow of rate-independent granular materials

Jin Sun, Sankaran Sundaresan

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Abstract

A constitutive model is developed for the complex rheology of rate-independent granular materials. The closures for the pressure and the macroscopic friction coefficient are linked to microstructure through evolution equations for coordination number and fabric. The material constants in the model are functions of particle-level properties and are calibrated using data generated through simulations of steady and unsteady simple shear using the discrete element method (DEM). This model is verified against DEM simulations at complex loading conditions.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	590-616
Number of pages	27
Journal	Journal of Fluid Mechanics
Volume	682
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2011.251
State	Published - Sep 10 2011

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Condensed Matter Physics
Mechanics of Materials
Mechanical Engineering
Applied Mathematics

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granular media
rheology

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