Kaisen Zhang, Kun Liu, Tianyan Gao, Wei Wang, Xiaojun Liu, Jiaxin Ye
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Abstract
The Mohr-Coulomb criteria, crucial in granular mechanics, outlines a boundary between granular contact's elastic and plastic behaviors. Our study reveals, through ball-on-V-groove experiments, that interfacial static friction defies the traditional Amontons-Coulomb law within the elastic regime. Results suggest the static friction coefficient between the ball and the groove is a complex function of the loading stiffness, contact stiffness and the groove’s opening angle. A newly proposed slip factor determines the magnitude and direction of the ball’s tangential supporting force exerted by the groove wall. These results have the potential to open up new gates for modeling and understanding various characteristics of granular matter like flowability, jamming, dilatancy and sandpile stability, even in the pure elastic setting.
期刊介绍:
Tribology is the science of rubbing surfaces and contributes to every facet of our everyday life, from live cell friction to engine lubrication and seismology. As such tribology is truly multidisciplinary and this extraordinary breadth of scientific interest is reflected in the scope of Tribology International.
Tribology International seeks to publish original research papers of the highest scientific quality to provide an archival resource for scientists from all backgrounds. Written contributions are invited reporting experimental and modelling studies both in established areas of tribology and emerging fields. Scientific topics include the physics or chemistry of tribo-surfaces, bio-tribology, surface engineering and materials, contact mechanics, nano-tribology, lubricants and hydrodynamic lubrication.