Physics – Condensed Matter – Soft Condensed Matter
Scientific paper
2010-12-13
Granular Matter 13(3), 219-223 (2011)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Soft Condensed Matter
5 pages, 4 figures, accepted for granular matter
Scientific paper
10.1007/s10035-010-0236-1
The discrete element method constitutes a general class of modeling techniques to simulate the microscopic behavior (i.e. at the particle scale) of granular/soil materials. We present a contact dynamics method, accounting for the cohesive nature of fine powders and soils. A modification of the model adjusted to capture the essential physical processes underlying the dynamics of generation and collapse of loose systems is able to simulate "quicksand" behavior of a collapsing soil material, in particular of a specific type, which we call "living quicksand". We investigate the penetration behavior of an object for varying density of the material. We also investigate the dynamics of the penetration process, by measuring the relation between the driving force and the resulting velocity of the intruder, leading to a "power law" behavior with exponent 1/2, i.e. a quadratic velocity dependence of the drag force on the intruder.
Andrade Jose S. Jr.
Herrmann Hans Jürgen
Kadau Dirk
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