Force distribution in a scalar model for noncohesive granular material

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 1999-2008

  Sexton, Matthew G ^a   Socolar, E S Joshua ^a   Schaeffer, David G ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GRANULAR MATERIALS; LATTICE CONSTANTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

INTERGRAIN FORCES; NONCOHESIVE GRANULAR MATERIALS;

CRYSTAL LATTICES;

EID: 0032606954     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.60.1999     Document Type: Article

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