Statics and Kinematics of Granular Materials
Statics and Kinematics of Granular Materials
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This book outlines the basic science underlying the prediction of stress and velocity distributions in granular materials. The nature of a rigid-plastic material is discussed and a comparison is made between the Coulomb and conical (extended Von Mises) models. The methods of measuring material properties are described and an interpretation of the experimental results is considered in the context of the Critical State Theory. Exercises and solutions are provided that will be particularly useful for the reader.
- Written in a pedagogic style with problems and solutions
- An invaluable text for all those working with or doing research into granular materials
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"...provides a very good treatment of this important subject. Concepts and ideas are clearly developed with an emphasis on connections between experiments and theories." Anthony Rosato, Applied Mechanics Review
Product details
March 2011Adobe eBook Reader
9780511879203
0 pages
0kg
160 b/w illus. 20 tables
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Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The analysis of stress and strain rate
- 3. The ideal Coulomb material
- 4. Coulomb's method of wedges
- 5. The method of differential slices
- 6. Determination of physical properties
- 7. Exact stress analysis
- 8. Velocity distributions
- 9. The conical yield function
- 10. The prediction of mass flow rate
- Problems
- Appendices
- Index.
