Determining the angle of repose of sand under low-gravity conditions using discrete element method

Journal of Terramechanics

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 17-26

  Nakashima, Hiroshi ^a   Shioji, Yasuyuki ^b   Kobayashi, Taizo ^c   Aoki, Shigeru ^d   Shimizu, Hiroshi ^a   Miyasaka, Juro ^a   Ohdoi, Katsuaki ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b CATERPILLAR INC   (United States)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d SHIMIZU CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Angle of repose; DEM; Element radius; Friction coefficient; Low gravity; Rolling friction; Sand

Indexed keywords

ANGLE OF REPOSE; DEM; ELEMENT RADIUS; FRICTION COEFFICIENT; LOW-GRAVITY; ROLLING FRICTION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HOPPERS; SAND; TRIBOLOGY;

FRICTION;

EID: 78649456527     PISSN: 00224898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jterra.2010.09.002     Document Type: Article

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