Journal
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY A-MATHEMATICAL PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES
Volume 464, Issue 2089, Pages 99-116Publisher
ROYAL SOC
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.2007.1899
Keywords
sandpile; granular; stress; chain; anisotropy
Categories
Funding
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council [GR/T23541/01] Funding Source: researchfish
Ask authors/readers for more resources
The results of an experimental investigation into the counter-intuitive phenomenon that a local minimum in the normal stress pro. le is sometimes found under the apex of a sandpile are presented. Specifically, the effects of particle shape on the stress distribution are studied and it is shown that anisotropy of the particles significantly enhances the dip. This amplification is attributed to the mechanical stability induced by boundary alignment of the anisotropic particles. Circular, ellipsoidal and pear-shaped cylinders are used and the stress propagates principally towards the sides of the pile through primary stress chains. Secondary chains are also present and we propose that the relationship between the magnitudes of the ratio of primary to secondary chains is correlated with the size of the dip.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available