2024-04-032024-04-032022-04-21http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12272/10254Experiments and simulations of an intruder dragged by a spring through a two-dimensional annulus of granular material exhibit robust force fluctuations. At low packing fractions (φ < φ0), the intruder clears an open channel. Above φ0, stick-slip dynamics develop, with an average energy release that is independent of the particle-particle and particle-base friction coefficients but does depend on the width W of the annulus and the diameter D of the intruder. A simple model predicts the dependence of φ0 on W and D, allowing for a data collapse for the average energy release as a function of φ/φ0. These results pose challenges for theories of mechanical failure in amorphous materials.pdfengopenAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 InternacionalStick-slipJammingGranular materialsUniversal features of the stick-slip dynamics of an intruder moving through a confined granular mediuminfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleAtribución (Attribution): En cualquier explotación de la obra autorizada por la licencia será necesario reconocer la autoría (obligatoria en todos los casos). No comercial (Non Commercial): La explotación de la obra queda limitada a usos no comerciales. Sin obras derivadas (No Derivate Works): La autorización para explotar la obra no incluye la posibilidad de crear una obra derivada (traducciones, adaptaciones, etc.).10.1103/PhysRevE.105.L042902