Wet granular materials

2006/01/01 by Namiko Mitarai, Franco Nori · 19 citations
Engineering · Environmental Science · #Granular flow and fluidized beds #Landslides and related hazards #Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics

paper · doi:10.1080/00018730600626065

Abstract

Most studies on granular physics have focused on dry granular media, with no liquids between the grains. However, in geology and many real world applications (e.g. food processing, pharmaceuticals, ceramics, civil engineering, construction, and many industrial applications), liquid is present between the grains. This produces inter-grain cohesion and drastically modifies the mechanical properties of the granular media (e.g. the surface angle can be larger than 90 degrees). Here we present a review of the mechanical properties of wet granular media, with particular emphasis on the effect of cohesion. We also list several open problems that might motivate future studies in this exciting but mostly unexplored field. Wet granular materialsAll authorsNamiko Mitarai & Franco Norihttps://doi.org/10.1080/00018730600626065Published online:01 February 2007Table Download CSVDisplay Table

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