Granular media : between fluid and solid /
Although ubiquitous in our daily lives, granular media still challenge engineers and fascinate researchers. This book provides the state of the art of the physics of granular media and recent advances in the field. The book presents the fundamental properties of granular materials, such as interacti...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2013.
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| Summary: | Although ubiquitous in our daily lives, granular media still challenge engineers and fascinate researchers. This book provides the state of the art of the physics of granular media and recent advances in the field. The book presents the fundamental properties of granular materials, such as interactions between grains, solid, liquid and gaseous behaviors, coupling with a fluid and sediment transport and formation of geological structures. Descriptions of the phenomena combine qualitative and formal arguments, coming from areas as diverse as elasticity, plasticity, statistical physics, fluid mechanics and geomorphology. Many examples of the astonishing behaviors of granular media are presented, icluding avalanches, segregation, dunes and quicksand. This book is ideal for graduate students and researchers in physics, applied mathematics and engineering. |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 462 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 432-458) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781107034792 (hardback) 1107034795 (hardback) |