An instability mechanism for the sliding motion of finite depth of bulk granular materials

Acta Mechanica

Volumn 121, Issue , 1997, Pages 1-19

  Zhang, D ^a   Foda, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRICTION; GRANULAR MATERIALS; LANDSLIDES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL WAVES; PHASE SHIFT; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SHEAR FLOW; STABILITY; VELOCITY;

FINITE DEPTH SLIDING MOTION; INSTABILITY MECHANISM; PRESSURE WAVES;

DYNAMICS;

EID: 0030704568     PISSN: 00015970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01262520     Document Type: Article

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