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    Apparent mass during silo discharge Nonlinear effects related to filling protocols
    (Elsevier, 2017) Peralta, Juan Pablo; Aguirre, María; Geminard, Jean Christophe; Pugnaloni, Luis
    We study the evolution of the force exerted by a granular column on the bottom surface of a silo during its discharge. Previous to the discharge, we prepare the system using different filling procedures: distributed, i.e. a homogeneous rain of grains across the cross-section of the silo; concentric, a granular jet along the silo axis; and a combination of both, i.e. filling half of the silo using one procedure and the second half using the other. We observe that each filling protocol leads to distinctive evolutions of the apparent mass (i.e., the effective weight sensed at the base) during the discharge. Interestingly, the use of combined filling protocols may lead to a reduced apparent mass, smaller than any other achieved with a simple filling. We propose a model based on the Janssen rationale that quantitatively accounts for the latter puzzling experimental observation.
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    On and off dynamics of a creeping frictional system
    (Springer, 2014) Blanc, Baptiste; Geminard, Jean Christophe; Pugnaloni, Luis
    We report on the dynamics of a model frictional system submitted to minute external perturbations. The system consists of a chain of sliders connected through elastic springs that rest on an incline. By introducing cyclic expansions and contractions of the rest length of the springs, we induce the reptation of the chain. Decreasing the amplitude of the perturbation below a critical value, we observe an intermittent creep regime characterized by alternated periods of reptation (owing state) and rest (quiescent state). A further decrease of the perturbation leads to the disappearance of the reptation. The width of the transition region between the continuous creep and the full stop (i.e., the range of excitation amplitudes where the intermittent creep is observed) is shown to depend on the di_erence between the static (µs) and the dynamic (µd) friction coefficients. For µs = µd the intermittent creep is not observed. Studying the statistical features of the intermittent creep regime for any given perturbation amplitude, we find that the time the system resides in each state (owing or quiescent) suggests that: (i) reptation events are uncorrelated, and (ii) rest events are history dependent. We show that this latter history dependency is consistent with the aging of the stress state inside the chain of sliders during the quiescent periods.