| Issue |
EPJ Web Conf.
Volume 140, 2017
Powders and Grains 2017 – 8th International Conference on Micromechanics on Granular Media
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| Article Number | 06016 | |
| Number of page(s) | 4 | |
| Section | Particle shape effects | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201714006016 | |
| Published online | 30 June 2017 | |
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201714006016
The behaviour of free-flowing granular intruders
1 Particles and Grains Laboratory, School of Civil Engineering, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
2 Department of Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Science, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK
* e-mail: edward.wyburn@sydney.edu.au
Published online: 30 June 2017
Particle shape affects both the quasi-static and dynamic behaviour of granular media. There has been significant research devoted to the flowability of systems of irregularly shaped particles, as well as the flow of grains around fixed intruders, however the behaviour of free flowing intruders within granular flows remains comparatively unexplored. Here, the effect of the shape of these intruder particles is studied, looking at the kinematic behaviour of the intruders and in particular their tendency of orientation. Experiments are carried out within the Stadium Shear Device, which is a novel apparatus able to continuously apply simple shear conditions to two-dimensional grain analogues. It is found that the intruder shows different behaviour to that of the bulk flow, and that this behaviour is strongly shape dependent. These insights could lead to the development of admixtures that alter the flowability of granular materials.
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2017
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