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Ultrasound-induced dense granular flows: a two-time scale modeling

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Understanding the mechanisms behind the remote triggering of landslides by seismic waves at micro-strain amplitude is essential for quantifying seismic hazards. Granular materials provide a relevant model system to investigate landslides within the unjamming transition framework, from solid to liquid states. Furthermore, recent laboratory experiments have revealed that ultrasound-induced granular avalanches can be related to a reduction in the interparticle friction through shear acoustic lubrication of contacts. However, investigating slip at the scale of grain contacts within an optically opaque granular medium remains a challenging issue. Here, we propose an original coupling model and numerically investigate 2D dense granular flows triggered by basal acoustic waves. We model the triggering dynamics at two separated time-scales—one for grain motion (milliseconds) and the other for ultrasound (10 microseconds)—relying the computation of vibrational modes with a discrete element method through the reduction of the local friction. We show that ultrasound predominantly propagates through the strong-force chains, while the ultrasound-induced decrease of interparticle friction occurs in the weak contact forces perpendicular to the strong-force chains. This interparticle-friction reduction initiates local rearrangements at the grain scale that eventually lead to a continuous flow through a percolation process at the macroscopic scale—with a delay depending the proximity to the failure. Consitent with the experiment, we show that ultrasound-induced flow appears more uniform in space than pure gravity-driven flow, indicating the role of an effective temperature by ultrasonic vibration.
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hal-04454075 , version 1 (12-02-2024)

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Hugo A. Martin, Anne Mangeney, Xiaoping Jia, Bertrand Antti Maury, Aline Lefebvre-Lepot, et al.. Ultrasound-induced dense granular flows: a two-time scale modeling. 2024. ⟨hal-04454075⟩
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