Energy trapping and shock disintegration in a composite granular medium

Details Energy trapping and shock disintegration in a composite granular medium Energy trapping and shock disintegration in a composite granular medium

2005-09-24

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0509622v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Soft Condensed Matter

15 pages, 2 figures

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Granular materials demonstrate a strongly nonlinear behavior influencing the wave propagation in the medium. We report the first experimental observation of impulse energy confinement and the resultant disintegration of shock and solitary waves. The medium consists of alternating ensambles of high-modulus vs orders of magnitude lower modulus chains of different masses. The trapped energy is contained within the "softer" portions of the composite chain and is slowly released in the form of weak, separated pulses over an extended period of time. This effect is enhanced by using a specific group assembly and superimposed force.

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