ISSN:
0032-3888
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Chemical Engineering
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
,
Physics
Notes:
A model of a granular bed is used to obtain an estimate of the speed of propagation of intergranular stress waves. In the analysis, a simple elastic contact between neighboring grains is assumed. The model may be extended to include more complex Intergranular interaction mechanisms, but at the expense of such a simple analytical solution as that obtained here. The predicted dependence of compression of a granular bed on compressive load is compared with experimental measurements and is found to describe the relationship very well. The simplified analysis gives a general insight into the dependency of wave speed on bed geometry, indicating for example that while wave speed is independent of grain size, it does depend on the Initial porosity of the bed.
Additional Material:
3 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pen.760271707
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