Tension and tomographic measurements while draining water from a granular sample
Abstract eng: We report simultaneous measurements of capillary pressure and water distribution in an unsaturated bed of glass beads subject to evaporation-induced drainage using xray computed tomography (CT) and a tensiometer. The data reveal that drainage can occur with or without pressure jumps. In the statistical mechanics framework of Xu and Louge [PRE 92:062405, 2015], these observations suggest that the drainage phase transition involves reversible periods punctuated by irreversible avalanches.
Publisher:
International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, 2016
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Conference Title:
24th International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
Conference Venue:
Montreal (CA)
Conference Dates:
2016-08-21 / 2016-08-26
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