The role of particle shape on the stress distribution in a sandpile

Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 464, Issue 2089, 2008, Pages 99-116

  Zuriguel, I ^a,b   Mullin, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Chain; Granular; Sandpile; Stress

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; ANISOTROPY; CHAINS; CIRCULAR CYLINDERS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; MECHANICAL STABILITY; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

ANISOTROPIC PARTICLES; COUNTER-INTUITIVE PHENOMENON; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; LOCAL MINIMUMS; NORMAL STRESSES; PARTICLE SHAPES; STRESS DISTRIBUTIONS;

STRESSES;

EID: 46749123761     PISSN: 13645021     EISSN: 14712946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.2007.1899     Document Type: Article

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