An experimental study of the fluctuations in granular drag

István Albert; Pál Tegzes; Réka Albert; John Sample; Albert László Barabási; Tamás Vicsek; B. Kahng; Peter Schiffer

doi:10.1557/proc-627-bb7.7

An experimental study of the fluctuations in granular drag

István Albert, Pál Tegzes, Réka Albert, John Sample, Albert László Barabási, Tamás Vicsek, B. Kahng, Peter Schiffer

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We study fluctuations in the drag force resisting the motion of an object being pulled through a dense spherical granular medium. These fluctuations are stick-slip in nature due to the jamming and reorganization of the grains. The fluctuations in the force are periodic at small depths, but they become "stepped" at large depths. We interpret this transition as a consequence of the long-range nature of the force chains.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	BB771-BB776
Journal	Materials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings
Volume	627
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1557/proc-627-bb7.7
State	Published - 2000
Externally published	Yes

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General Materials Science
Condensed Matter Physics
Mechanics of Materials
Mechanical Engineering

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