Experiments on granular rheology: Effects of particle size and fluid viscosity

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Higashi, Naoya ^a   Sumita, Ikuro ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GLASS; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR BAND; STICK-SLIP; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TIME SERIES; VISCOSITY;

EID: 69249102109     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JB005999     Document Type: Article

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