Evolution of microstructure in granular materials: Experimental results
Abstract
This paper is concerned with experimental study of micro-kinematics of 2D granular materials (Schneebeli rods). Our measurements provide positions and displacements of rods centres and allow an experimental analysis of contacts evolution during a test. It is demonstrated that, even for complex loading with rotation of principal axes, the changes in statistic contact distribution are closely related with the macroscopic incremental strain.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Geotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering
Granular flow and fluidized beds
Rock Mechanics and Modeling
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Powder and Grains 97
- Publisher
- CRC Press
- Pages
- 275–278
- Publication date
- 19 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter