A complex network analysis of granular fabric evolution in three-dimensions

Dynamics of Continuous, Discrete and Impulsive Systems Series B: Applications and Algorithms

Volumn 19, Issue 4-5, 2012, Pages 471-495

  Tordesillas, Antoinette ^a   Pucilowski, Sebastian ^a   Walker, David M ^a   Peters, John ^b   Hopkins, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b US ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Complex networks; Discrete element method; Granular media; Particles; Stability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865174358     PISSN: 14928760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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