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EPJ Web Conf.
Volume 340, 2025
Powders & Grains 2025 – 10th International Conference on Micromechanics on Granular Media
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| Article Number | 10001 | |
| Number of page(s) | 3 | |
| Section | Experimental Methods for Granular Mechanics | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202534010001 | |
| Published online | 01 December 2025 | |
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202534010001
Measuring interparticle adhesion in cohesive granular media
University of Aix-Marseille, IUSTI, Marseille, France
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Published online: 1 December 2025
Abstract
Understanding the flow of cohesive granular materials plays a crucial role in many industrial processes as well as in large-scale geophysical flows. One of the biggest experimental challenges is controlling and characterising interactions at the particle scale and linking them to macroscopic behaviour. Recently, there has been a growing attempt to synthesise model materials with controlled interparticle adhesive strength. Here, we discuss an experimental technique to precisely measure interparticle adhesion of these model materials based on the deflection of a cantilever, similar to the principle used in Atomic Force Microscopy, but adapted for larger particles with sizes ranging from tens of microns to millimeters.
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