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Hauptverfasser: Hsieh, Ting-Heng, Hong, Tzay-Ming
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Veröffentlicht: 2024
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Online-Zugang:https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.11957
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author Hsieh, Ting-Heng
Hong, Tzay-Ming
author_facet Hsieh, Ting-Heng
Hong, Tzay-Ming
contents We studied an interesting experiment that showed a half-buried chopstick lifting a full bottle of granules off the table. In Janssen theory, the friction force provided by the container wall helps alleviate the weight of the granules. How can a thin rod with a much less contact area support the full weight plus that of the container? Insights are gained by allowing the friction on the wall to change direction before solving the Janssen equation. We obtained the analytic expression for the critical depth of granules that enables a successful lift off. In addition, we established that the stick and slip phenomenon exists during a failed lift off by analyzing the frequency of fluctuations in the pull force. Finally, a photoelasticity experiment was employed to directly visualize the stress field sensitive to the pull force, and verify the directional change of friction force from the wall.
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spellingShingle Lifting a granular box by a half-buried rod
Hsieh, Ting-Heng
Hong, Tzay-Ming
Soft Condensed Matter
We studied an interesting experiment that showed a half-buried chopstick lifting a full bottle of granules off the table. In Janssen theory, the friction force provided by the container wall helps alleviate the weight of the granules. How can a thin rod with a much less contact area support the full weight plus that of the container? Insights are gained by allowing the friction on the wall to change direction before solving the Janssen equation. We obtained the analytic expression for the critical depth of granules that enables a successful lift off. In addition, we established that the stick and slip phenomenon exists during a failed lift off by analyzing the frequency of fluctuations in the pull force. Finally, a photoelasticity experiment was employed to directly visualize the stress field sensitive to the pull force, and verify the directional change of friction force from the wall.
title Lifting a granular box by a half-buried rod
topic Soft Condensed Matter
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.11957