Sound propagation and force chains in granular materials

Details Sound propagation and force chains in granular materials Sound propagation and force chains in granular materials

2010-07-22

arxiv.org/abs/1007.3908v2

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

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Granular materials are inherently heterogeneous, leading to challenges in formulating accurate models of sound propagation. In order to quantify acoustic responses in space and time, we perform experiments in a photoelastic granular material in which the internal stress pattern (in the form of force chains) is visible. We utilize two complementary methods, high-speed imaging and piezoelectric transduction, to provide particle-scale measurements of both the amplitude and speed of an acoustic wave in the near-field regime. We observe that the wave amplitude is on average largest within particles experiencing the largest forces, particularly in those chains radiating away from the source, with the force-dependence of this amplitude in qualitative agreement with a simple Hertzian-like model of particle contact area. In addition, we are able to directly observe rare transient force chains formed by the opening and closing of contacts during propagation. The speed of the leading edge of the pulse is in quantitative agreement with predictions for one-dimensional chains, while the slower speed of the peak response suggests that it contains waves which have travelled over multiple paths even within just this near-field region. These effects highlight the importance of particle-scale behaviors in determining the acoustical properties of granular materials.

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