Kinematic variables bridging discrete and continuum granular mechanics

Mechanics Research Communications

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 651-666

  Jiang, Mingjing ^a,b   Yu, Hai Sui ^a   Harris, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Continuum granular mechanics; Discrete element method; Discrete granular mechanics; Double slip; Kinematic variables; Rotation rate model

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; KINEMATICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TENSORS;

CONTINUUM GRANULAR MECHANICS; DISCRETE GRANULAR MECHANICS; DOUBLE-SLIP; KINEMATIC VARIABLES; ROTATION RATE MODEL;

GRANULAR MATERIALS;

EID: 33646363309     PISSN: 00936413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechrescom.2005.06.013     Document Type: Article

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