College
Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences
Date of Last Revision
2023-05-08 15:27:10
Major
Biology
Honors Course
BIOL:499
Number of Credits
3
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science
Date of Expected Graduation
Spring 2023
Abstract
Damp granular media is a difficult environment to study because it is both practically complex and it lacks equations which fully describe its behavior. In this study, an oscillatory lateral head movement and its effects while penetrating damp granular media were tested using a robophysical model. This experimental research was inspired by the burrowing behavior of the clade Amphisbaenia, a group of usually limbless squamates that employ a variety of different burrowing behaviors, but it can apply to a wide range of burrowers. This research could help with both human burrowing technologies and the further investigation of animal behaviors.
Research Sponsor
Henry Astley
First Reader
Robert Joel Duff
Second Reader
Rachel Olson
Honors Faculty Advisor
Brian Bagatto
Proprietary and/or Confidential Information
No
Recommended Citation
Newell, Jacob, "Amphisbaenian Head Movement and Burrowing Forces in Damp Granular Media" (2023). Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects. 1646.
https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/honors_research_projects/1646
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