How Hertzian Solitary Waves Interact with Boundaries in a 1D Granular Medium
How Hertzian Solitary Waves Interact with Boundaries in a 1D Granular Medium
We perform measurements, numerical simulations, and quantitative comparisons with available theory on solitary wave propagation in a linear chain of beads without static preconstraint. By designing a nonintrusive force sensor to measure the impulse as it propagates along the chain, we study the solitary wave reflection at a wall. We …