Granular Media

Author : Bruno Andreotti
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107034795
Total Pages : 471 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Granular Media written by Bruno Andreotti and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-06-13 with total page 471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides the state-of-the-art of the physics of granular media for graduate students and researchers in physics, applied mathematics and engineering.

Author : H.J. Herrmann
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401726531
Total Pages : 742 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Physics of Dry Granular Media written by H.J. Herrmann and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-06-29 with total page 742 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dry granular materials, such as sand, sugar and powders, can be poured into a container like a liquid and can also form a pile, resisting gravity like a solid, which is why they can be regarded as a fourth state of matter, neither solid nor liquid. This book focuses on defining the physics of dry granular media in a systematic way, providing a collection of articles written by recognised experts. The physics of this field is new and full of challenges, but many questions (such as kinetic theories, plasticity, continuum and discrete modelling) also require the strong participation of mechanical and chemical engineers, soil mechanists, geologists and astrophysicists. The book gathers into a single volume the relevant concepts from all these disciplines, enabling the reader to gain a rapid understanding of the foundations, as well as the open questions, of the physics of granular materials. The contributors have been chosen particularly for their ability to explain new concepts, making the book attractive to students or researchers contemplating a foray into the field. The breadth of the treatment, on the other hand, makes the book a useful reference for scientists who are already experienced in the subject.

Author : Aleksandr F. Revuzhenko
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9783540338710
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mechanics of Granular Media written by Aleksandr F. Revuzhenko and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-01-19 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monograph covers phenomena of deformation and machining of granular media: macroscopic particles of different size, shape, and surface properties which typically exhibit behavior similar to fluids, as well as the behavior of solids under deformation. The book analyses the behavior of granular media in soils, rocks and stones, metals and various synthetic materials, presenting a theoretical description, applications and understanding of basic phenomena in granular matter.

Author : Etienne Guyon
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262545306
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Built on Sand written by Etienne Guyon and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2022-08-09 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explaining the science contained in a simple assembly of grains—the most abundant form of matter present on Earth. Granular media—composed of vast amounts of grains, consolidated or not—constitute the most abundant form of solid matter on Earth. Granular materials assemble in disordered configurations scientists often liken to a bag of marbles. Made of macroscopic particles rather than molecules, they defy the standard scheme of classification in terms of solid, liquid, and gas. Granular materials provide a model relevant to various domains of research, including engineering, physics, and biology. William Blake famously wished “To See a World in a Grain of Sand”; in this book, pioneering researchers in granular matter explain the science hidden behind simple grains, shedding light on collective behavior in disordered settings in general. The authors begin by describing the single grain with its different origins, shapes, and sizes, then examine grains in piled or stacked form. They explain the packing fraction of granular media, a crucial issue that bears on the properties displayed in practical applications; explore small-scale deformations in piles of disordered grains, with particular attention to friction; and present theories of various modes of disorder. Along the way, they discuss such concepts as force chains, arching effects, wet grains, sticky contacts, and inertial effects. Drawing on recent numerical simulations as well as classical concepts developed in physics and mechanics, the book offers an accessible introduction to a rapidly developing field.

Author : Antonio Coniglio
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0080474683
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Unifying Concepts in Granular Media and Glasses written by Antonio Coniglio and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2004-06-30 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deep connections are emerging in the physics of non-thermal systems,such as granular media, and other "complex systems" such as glass formers, spin glasses, colloids or gels. This book discusses the unifying physical theories, developed in recent years, for the description of these systems. The special focus of the book is on recent important developments in the formulation of a Statistical Mechanics approach to granular media and the description of out-of-equilibrium dynamics, such as "jamming" phenomena, ubiquitous in these "complex systems". The book collects contributions from leading researchers in these fields, providing both an introduction, at a graduate level, to these rapidly developing subjects and featuring an up to date, self contained, presentation of theoretical and experimental developments for researchers in areas ranging from Chemistry, to Engineering and Physical Sciences. · the book discusses very hot topics in physical sciences· it includes contributions from the most prominent researchers in the area· it is clearly written and self contained

Author : Igor Aranson
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191560006
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Granular Patterns written by Igor Aranson and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2009-03-12 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a systematic introduction to a new and exciting field of patterns in granular matter. Granular materials are collections of discrete macroscopic solid grains with a typical size large enough that thermal fluctuations are negligible. Despite this seeming simplicity, properties of granular materials are different from conventional solids, liquids and gases due to the dissipative and highly nonlinear nature of forces among grains. The last decade has seen an explosion of interest to nonequilibrium phenomena in granular matter among physicists, both on the experimental and theoretical side. Among these phenomena, one of the most interesting is the ability of granular matter upon mechanical excitation to form highly ordered patterns such as ripples, avalanches, or bands of segregated materials. This book presents a comprehensive review of experiments and novel theoretical concepts needed to understand the mechanisms of pattern formation in granular materials. This book is written for experienced physicists interested in this new rapidly developing field, as well as young researchers and graduate students entering this field. We hope that both experimentalists and theorists already working in the field will find it useful.

Author : Daniel K. Nix
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Filter Evaluation Procedures for Granular Media written by Daniel K. Nix and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: &Quot;Filter Evaluation Procedures for Granular Media takes you through all of the granular filter test procedures that water professionals need to know. This book will give water industry personnel the guidance needed to produce the highest level of finished water quality for the protection of public health."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Bernard Cambou
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 370912526X
Total Pages : 403 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Behaviour of Granular Materials written by Bernard Cambou and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-05-04 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a complete and comprehensive analysis of the behaviour of granular materials including the description of experimental results, the different ways to define the global behaviour from local phenomena at the particle scale, the various modellings which can be used for a D.E.M. analysis to solve practical problems and finally the analysis of strain localisation. The concepts developed in this book are applicable to many kinds of granular materials considered in civil, mechanical or chemical engineering.

Author : Gerald H. Ristow
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9783540667018
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pattern Formation in Granular Materials written by Gerald H. Ristow and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2000 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Granular materials are an integral part of our everyday life. They are also the base material for most industrial processing techniques. The highly dissipative nature of the particle collisions means energy input is needed in order to mobilize the grains. This interplay of dissipation and excitation leads to a wide variety of pattern formation processes, which are addressed in this book. The reader is introduced to this wide field by, first, a description of the material properties of granular materials under different experimental conditions that are important in connection with the pattern formation dynamics and, second, by further details given later on in the description of the specific system.

Author : Dimitrios Kolymbas
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642570186
Total Pages : 558 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Constitutive Modelling of Granular Materials written by Dimitrios Kolymbas and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In view of its extreme complexity the mathematical description of the mechanical behaviour of granular materials is an extremely difficult task. Today many different models compete with each other. However, the complexity of the models hinders their comparison, and the potential users are confused and, often, disencouraged. This book is expected to serve as a milestone in the present situation, to evaluate the present methodes, to clear up the situation, to focus and encourage for further research activities.