Ageing of the avalanche angle in immersed granular matter

European Physical Journal B

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 369-375

  Gayvallet, H ^a   Geminard J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

45.70.Cc Static sandpiles; granular compaction; 45.70.Ht Avalanches; 81.40.Cd Solid solution hardening, precipitation hardening, and dispersion hardening; aging; 81.40.Lm Deformation, plasticity, and creep

Indexed keywords

EID: 19044398139     PISSN: 14346028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epjb/e2002-00391-6     Document Type: Article

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