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Stability of a void structure in wet granular layer and its application to crab burrow strength

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16K13861
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Biological physics/Chemical physics/Soft matter physics
Research InstitutionNagoya University

Principal Investigator

Katsuragi Hiroaki  名古屋大学, 環境学研究科, 准教授 (30346853)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 藤原 慎一  名古屋大学, 博物館, 講師 (30571236)
Project Period (FY) 2016-04-01 – 2018-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,640,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥840,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
Keywords粉体物理 / 巣穴 / 生態
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Ghost crabs make cm-scale-diameter burrows on appropriately wet sandy substrate. Physically, such a sandy substrate can be regarded as wet granular matter. Thus, the size and distribution of crab burrows might be governed by the stability of a void structure in wet granular layer. In this study, we performed the experiment and field work to quantitatively reveal the relation among the mechanical properties of tunnel structure in wet granular layer , spatial distribution of crab burrows, and their size distribution. From the obtained results, we found that the actual crab burrows are sufficiently stable in terms of wet granular mechanics.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2017 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (5 results)

All 2017 2016

All Presentation (5 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results)

  • [Presentation] 濡れた粉体層における穴構造の力学特性2017

    • Author(s)
      篠田明友子, 藤原慎一, 桂木洋光
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会 第72回年次大会
    • Place of Presentation
      大阪大学
    • Year and Date
      2017-03-17
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 濡れた粉体層における穴構造の荷重による変形様式2017

    • Author(s)
      篠田 明友子,藤原慎一,桂木洋光
    • Organizer
      日本地球惑星科学連合2017年大会
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Mechanical characterization of a tunnel in wet granular layer2016

    • Author(s)
      A. Shinoda, S. Fujiwara, and H. Katsuragi
    • Organizer
      Granular Matter Gordon Research Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      Stonehill College, Easton, MA, USA
    • Year and Date
      2016-07-24
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 濡れた粉体層における穴構造の力学特性2016

    • Author(s)
      篠田明友子,藤原 慎一,桂木洋光
    • Organizer
      日本地球惑星科学連合2016年大会
    • Place of Presentation
      幕張メッセ
    • Year and Date
      2016-05-22
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 濡れた粉体層における穴構造の力学特性2016

    • Author(s)
      篠田明友子,藤原 慎一,桂木洋光
    • Organizer
      第二回 非線形現象の捉え方
    • Place of Presentation
      石垣商工会館
    • Year and Date
      2016-05-13
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report

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Published: 2016-04-21   Modified: 2019-03-29  

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