Experimental device measures strain field fluctuations in granular media, suggesting plasticity events depend on strain levels.
Abstract In this manuscript, we describe a scientific device specifically designed for the study of the plasticity fluctuations preceding the fracture of granular media. Biaxial tests on model granular media are performed using a commercial uniaxial loading system. Strain field fluctuations are measured using a method based on the interference of coherent light scattered by the sample. We show that such a device enables discrete plasticity events to be unambiguously evidenced. Moreover, those discrete plasticity fluctuations depend only on the imposed strain, and not on the strain rate.
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