On distribution of contact forces in random granular packings

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications

Volumn 339, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 207-227

  Ngan, A H W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Elasticity; Granular materials; Random packings

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; GRANULAR MATERIALS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

MEAN-STRAIN CONSTRAINT; RANDOM PACKINGS; STRESSED GRANULAR PACKINGS; STRUCTURE-SENSITIVE TERM;

STATISTICAL MECHANICS;

EID: 2942616946     PISSN: 03784371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2004.03.068     Document Type: Article

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