Collective rheology in quasi static shear flow of granular media

Details Collective rheology in quasi static shear flow of granular media Collective rheology in quasi static shear flow of granular media

2010-09-20

arxiv.org/abs/1009.3878v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Soft Condensed Matter

9 pages, 11 figures, submitted to PRE

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This paper is devoted to the basic question of what factors determine the strain field in a quasi static granular flow. It is shown that using stress - strain rate relations is not the proper way to understand quasi static rheology. An alternative approach is discussed where the local deformation is regarded as the cause of deformation in the vicinity. We suggest a continuum model where the local shear strain is proportional to its Laplacian and the proportionality factor is determined by the local stress. The predicted behavior is tested in a three dimensional shear cell by means of computer simulations. The simplicity of our setup makes it ideal to demonstrate and examine the fundamental open questions of collective granular flows. The observed shear profile is interpreted in the framework of the suggested model.

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