Humidity Effects and Aging Behavior in Granular Media

dc.creatorRestagno, F.
dc.creatorGayvallet, H.
dc.creatorBocquet, L.
dc.creatorCharlaix, E.
dc.date1999-08-10
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T03:14:11Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T03:14:11Z
dc.descriptionWe present a study of humidity effects on the maximum stability angle in granular media. We show that a granular medium of small glass beads exhibits aging properties : the first avalanche angle increases logarithmically with the resting time of the pile. This aging behavior is found to depend on the relative humidity of the surrounding atmosphere. A short interpretation of this effect, based on a model of activated capillary condensation, is proposed.
dc.descriptionHTML document created by MSWORD (Sorry!). Published in: `Dynamics in Small Confining Systems IV', Editors: J.M. Drake, G.S. Grest, J. Klafter, R. Kopelman, ISBN: 1-55899-449-1
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/9908142
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/9908142
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/29579
dc.subjectSoft Condensed Matter
dc.titleHumidity Effects and Aging Behavior in Granular Media
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