Living quicksand

Granular Matter

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 67-71

  Kadau, Dirk ^a   Herrmann, Hans J ^a,b   Andrade, José S ^a,b   Araújo, Ascânio D ^b   Bezerra, Luiz J C ^b   Maia, Luis P ^b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biomaterial; Collapsible soil; Contact dynamics; Granular matter; Quicksand; Simulations Distinct element method

Indexed keywords

COLLAPSIBLE SOIL; CONTACT DYNAMICS; GRANULAR MATTER; QUICKSAND; SIMULATIONS DISTINCT ELEMENT METHOD;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; COLLOIDS; DYNAMICS; MECHANICS; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR STRENGTH; SOIL LIQUEFACTION; SOIL MECHANICS; SOILS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

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EID: 58149339880     PISSN: 14345021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10035-008-0117-z     Document Type: Article

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