TENSILE STRENGTH OF WET GRANULAR MATERIALS

THE COHESION BETWEEN INDIVIDUAL SPHERES DUE TO THE LIQUID BRIDGE DECREASES AS THE LIQUID BRIDGE INCREASES IN VOLUME. ALL OTHER FACTORS BEING EQUAL, THE TENSILE STRENGTH IN THE PENDULAR REGION SHOULD DECREASE SLIGHTLY WITH THE INCREASING MOISTURE CONTENT. EXPERIMENTALLY THIS DOES NOT OCCUR. THIS ARTICLE CONSIDERS THE EFFECT ON EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS OF THE FACT THAT THE GEOMETRY OF THE BED IS NOT FIXED DURING AND THE SPHERES REARRANGE BY SLIPPING AROUND ONE ANOTHER. /RRL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 219, No 5150, PP 149-150, 2 FIG, 11 REF
• Authors:
  • MASON, G
  • Clark, W
• Publication Date: 1968-7

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Nature /UK/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cohesion; Granular materials; Moisture content; Rock fracture; Tensile strength
• Old TRIS Terms: Liquid bridge
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00217719
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Road Research Laboratory /UK
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 25 1971 12:00AM