Particle size reduction in granular materials during rapid penetration

Eduardo Suescun-Florez, Ivan L. Guzman, Stephan Bless, Magued Iskander

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Abstract

Rapid penetration experiments using spherical projectiles at speeds up to 100 m/s were conducted in natural silica sand and in artificial sand comprised of crushed fused quartz. Material was recovered from the impact zone and subjected to size analysis and microscopic inspection. The fused quartz was much more susceptible to particle size reduction, particularly at lower velocities than natural sand. However, when the sand fractured, the particles were considerably smaller than those observed in fused quartz.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationDynamic Behavior of Materials - Proceedings of the 2015 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics
EditorsJamie Kimberley, Daniel Casem, Bo Song, Leslie Lamberson
PublisherSpringer New York LLC
Pages219-228
Number of pages10
ISBN (Print)9783319224510
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016
EventAnnual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, 2015 - Costa Mesa, United States
Duration: Jun 8 2015Jun 11 2015

Publication series

NameConference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series
Volume85
ISSN (Print)2191-5644
ISSN (Electronic)2191-5652

Other

OtherAnnual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, 2015
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityCosta Mesa
Period6/8/156/11/15

Keywords

  • Crushing
  • Penetration
  • Quartz
  • Sand
  • Size analysis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Engineering
  • Computational Mechanics
  • Mechanical Engineering

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