Strength of wet agglomerates of spherical particles: effects of friction and size distribution

We investigate the mechanical behavior of wet granular agglomerates composed of spherical particles by means of molecular dynamics simulations. The capillary cohesion force is modeled as an attraction force at the contact between two particles and expressed as an explicit function of the gap and vol...

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Main Authors: Vo Thanh-Trung, Mutabaruka Patrick, Delenne Jean-Yves, Nezamabadi Saeid, Radjai Farhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2017-01-01
Series:EPJ Web of Conferences
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201714008021