Intruder Impacts
Using photoelastic discs and a high-speed camera, scientists were able to visualize forces as a foreign object, such as a meteor, made an impact. The impact bears stress in “force chains” that are represented by the lightning-like response in the video.
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2D Granular Impact Dynamics with Photoelasic Particles
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Journalists wishing to reproduce this image for news stories about related research should include this video credit: Abe Clark, R.P Behringer, Duke University.
