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Measuring Interparticle Friction of Granules for Micromechanical Modeling

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  • Yuan Li

    (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Mining and Petroleum Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 1H9, Canada
    Thurber Engineering Ltd., 4127 Roper Road NW, Edmonton, AB T6B 3S5, Canada)

  • Dave Chan

    (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Mining and Petroleum Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 1H9, Canada
    College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, China)

  • Alireza Nouri

    (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Mining and Petroleum Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 1H9, Canada)

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to develop an experimental procedure to measure contact friction between granular particles. The contact friction is a micro-property needed in the micromechanical modeling of a granular medium. The proposed method can measure the interparticle friction of idealized spherical particles using the conventional direct shear apparatus in soil testing. In preparation for the test, the test specimen is made of four steel balls embedded halfway in a sulfaset paste plate positioned in a statically determinant configuration to provide point contacts among the steel balls. The upper half of the shear box contains one steel ball, which is supported by three steel balls in the lower shear box, ensuring contact points at all times during the test. Shear force and shear displacement are measured under a specific normal force during the test. An analytical equation is developed based on the geometrical configuration of the balls to calculate the interparticle friction angle. The test is shown to be repeatable, and the calculated interparticle friction angle agrees well with experimental measurements with a high degree of accuracy and consistency.

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  • Yuan Li & Dave Chan & Alireza Nouri, 2022. "Measuring Interparticle Friction of Granules for Micromechanical Modeling," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(11), pages 1-11, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:15:y:2022:i:11:p:3967-:d:826077
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