Better impact resistance than dry
This wet granular medium exhibits shallower penetration depth and higher peak impact force under projectile impact, demonstrating superior impact resistance over dry granular systems.
Xingli, Zhang · Zhao, Honghua · Cheng, Hongyang · Xiangjin, Wang · Zhang, Dashuai
Powder Technology 2024
Final penetration depth in wet granular medium is smaller than in dry case
Peak impact force follows a parameter scaling law
A velocity “stagnation zone” exists at the initial stage