Penetration of Rigid Rods, Flexible Rods, and Granular Jets into Low-Density Granular Media

J. E. Benítez-Zamudio, S. Hidalgo-Caballero, F. Pacheco-Vázquez

The penetration of projectiles into granular materials has been mainly studied using spherical intruders. Here we explore the dynamics of rods penetrating vertically in a two-dimen…