Phase transition in a static granular system

Schröter M, Radin C, Swinney HL, Nägle S (2007)

Publication Language: English

Publication Status: Published

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2007

Journal

EPL - Europhysics Letters Institute of Physics: EPL

Publisher: Institute of Physics: EPL

Book Volume: 78

Journal Issue: 4

DOI: 10.1209/0295-5075/78/44004

Abstract

We find that a column of glass beads exhibits a well-defined transition between two phases that differ in their resistance to shear. Pulses of fluidization are used to prepare static sedimented states with well-defined particle volume fractions phi in the range 0.57-0.63. The resistance to shear is determined by slowly inserting a rod into the column of beads. Force measurements and bed height measurements both indicate that the transition occurs at phi = 0.60 for a range of speeds of the rod. Copyright (C) EPLA, 2007.

Authors with CRIS profile

Matthias Schröter Lehrstuhl für Multiscale Simulation of Particulate Systems

Involved external institutions

University of Texas at Austin US United States (USA) (US)

How to cite

APA:

Schröter, M., Radin, C., Swinney, H.L., & Nägle, S. (2007). Phase transition in a static granular system. EPL - Europhysics Letters, 78(4). https://dx.doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/78/44004

MLA:

Schröter, Matthias, et al. "Phase transition in a static granular system." EPL - Europhysics Letters 78.4 (2007).

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