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L. Kovalcinova

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arXiv2022

Properties of Interaction Networks in Compressed Two and Three Dimensional Particulate Systems

We consider two (2D) and three (3D) dimensional granular systems exposed to compression, and ask what is the influence of the number of physical dimensions on the properties of the interaction networks that spontaneously form as these systems evolve. The study is carried out based on discrete element simulations of frictional disks in 2D and spheres in 3D. The main finding is that both the number of physical dimensions and the type of particle-particle interaction influence significantly the properties of interaction networks. These networks play an important role in bridging the microscale (particle size) and macroscale (system size), thus both aspects (the interaction model and dimensionality) are carefully considered. Our work uses a combination of tools and techniques, including percolation study, statistical analysis, as well as algebraic topology-based techniques. In many instances we find that different techniques and measures provide complementary information that, when combined, allow for gaining better insight into the properties of interaction networks.

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arXiv2018

Energy dissipation in sheared wet granular assemblies

Energy dissipation in sheared dry and wet granulates is considered in the presence of an externally applied confining pressure. Discrete element simulations reveal that for sufficiently small confining pressures, the energy dissipation is dominated by the effects related to the presence of cohesive forces between the particles. The residual resistance against shear can be quantitatively explained by a combination of two effects arising in a wet granulate: i) enhanced friction at particle contacts in the presence of attractive capillary forces, and ii) energy dissipation due to the rupture and reformation of liquid bridges. Coulomb friction at grain contacts gives rise to an energy dissipation which grows linearly with increasing confining pressure, for both dry and wet granulates. Because of a lower Coulomb friction coefficient in the case of wet grains, as the confining pressure increases the energy dissipation for dry systems is faster than for wet ones.

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arXiv2015

Percolation and jamming transitions in particulate systems with and without cohesion

We consider percolation and jamming transitions for particulate systems exposed to compression. For the systems built of particles interacting by purely repulsive forces in addition to friction and viscous damping, it is found that these transitions are influenced by a number of effects, and in particular by the compression rate. In a quasi-static limit, we find that for the considered type of interaction between the particles, percolation and jamming transitions coincide. For cohesive systems, however, or for any system exposed to even slow dynamics, the differences between the considered transitions are found and quantified.

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