Physics of dry granular media /

Dry granular materials, such as sand, sugar and powders, can be poured into a container like a liquid and can also form a pile, resisting gravity like a solid, which is why they can be regarded as a fourth state of matter, neither solid nor liquid. This book focuses on defining the physics of dry gr...

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Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors:	Herrmann, Hans J., Hovi, J.-P, Luding, S.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Dordrecht ; Boston, Mass : Kluwer Academic, [1998]
Series:	NATO ASI series. Applied sciences ; no. 350.
Subjects:	Granular materials > Fluid dynamics. Compacting. Milieux granulaires > Congrès. Granulats > Congrès. Granulärer Stoff. Kongre€. Strömungsmechanik. Electronic books. Cargèse (1997)
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book