Numerical and experimental investigation of alignment and segregation of vibrated granular media composed of rods and spheres

Powders and Grains 2005 - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Micromechanics of Granular Media

Volumn 2, Issue , 2005, Pages 1359-1363

  Ramaioli, M ^a   Pournin, L ^a   Liebling, Th ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISCRETE ELEMENT MODELS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; GRANULAR MEDIA; PARTICLE ELONGATION; PHYSICAL BEHAVIORS; PSEUDO-BIDIMENSIONAL; SPHEROCYLINDERS;

GRANULAR MATERIALS; MICROMECHANICS; POWDERS;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

EID: 84857555845     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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