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Liquid migration in sheared unsaturated granular media

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We show how liquid migrates in sheared unsaturated granular media using a grain scale model for capillary bridges. Liquid is redistributed to neighboring contacts after rupture of individual capillary bridges leading to redistribution of liquid on large scales. The liquid profile evolution coincides with a recently developed continuum description for liquid migration in shear bands. The velocity profiles which are linked to the migration of liquid as well as the density profiles of wet and dry granular media are studied.

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We thank Martin Brinkmann for helpful discussions and the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) for financial support through grant no. HE 2732/11-1.

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  1. Institute for Building Materials, ETH Zürich, 8093 , Zurich, Switzerland

    Roman Mani, Dirk Kadau & Hans J. Herrmann

  2. Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, 60451-970, Brazil

    Hans J. Herrmann

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Mani, R., Kadau, D. & Herrmann, H.J. Liquid migration in sheared unsaturated granular media. Granular Matter 15, 447–454 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10035-012-0387-3

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