Determination of the coefficient of static friction of granular materials

Authors

Raphael Dan Alan Reysoma ⋅ PH Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Physics, University of the Philippines Los Baños
Junius André Balista ⋅ PH Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Physics, University of the Philippines Los Baños

Abstract

We measure the coefficient of static friction μ_s of monodispersed granular materials consisting of tapioca balls. We constructed an apparatus for measuring the granular materials-on-granular materials coefficient of static friction, μ_s. From the ratio between the applied weight at which the granular starts to slide pass each other and the normal force, we determined that the mean μ_s of Tapioca pearls is 0.689 with a standard deviation of 0.0256. The ability to measure an intrinsic property of granular material is very important to understanding its behavior.

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Issue

2011: Proceedings of the 29th Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas National Physics Congress

Article ID

SPP2011-5C-5

Section

Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Published

2011-10-24

How to Cite

[1]

RDA Reysoma and JA Balista, Determination of the coefficient of static friction of granular materials, Proceedings of the Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas 29, SPP2011-5C-5 (2011). URL: https://proceedings.spp-online.org/article/view/SPP2011-5C-5.