Mathematics and Mechanics of Granular Materials

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Hill, James M. (Editor), Selvadurai, A.P.S (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2005.
• Subjects: Physics.; Mechanics.; Mechanics, Applied.; Continuum mechanics.; Mechanical engineering.; Mechanical Engineering.; Theoretical and Applied Mechanics.; Continuum Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials.

Granular or particulate materials arise in almost every aspect of our lives, including many familiar materials such as tea, coffee, sugar, sand, cement and powders. At some stage almost every industrial process involves a particulate material, and it is usually the cause of the disruption to the smo...