Jamming of 3D Prolate Granular Materials

Abstract

We have found that the ability of long thin rods to jam into a solid-like state in response to a local perturbation depends upon both the particle aspect ratio and the container size. The dynamic phase diagram in this parameter space reveals a broad transition region separating granular stick-slip and solid-like behavior. In this transition region the pile displays both solid and stick-slip behavior. We measure the force on a small object pulled through the pile, and find the fluctuation spectra to have power law tails with an exponent characteristic of the region. The exponent varies from $\beta =-2$ in the stick-slip region to $\beta =-1$ in the solid region. These values reflect the different origins -- granular rearrangements vs. dry friction -- of the fluctuations. Finally, the packing fraction shows only a slight dependence on container size, but depends on aspect ratio in a manner predicted by a mean field theory and implies an aspect-ratio independent contact number of $<c>=5.25\pm 0.03$.

6 pages, 7 figures

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