Photographs of the Experimental Setup

 

Below are photographs of the experimental setup. The polyacrylate container was firmly fixed onto the vibration exciter.

 

experimental setup 1 experimental setup 2

 

A Panasonic DSP color video camera, positioned in front of the granular bed in the polyacrylate container, was used to study the motion of the intruder i.e. the large particle. 

 

experimental setup 3

 

 

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