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The physics of sand castles: maximum angle of stability in wet and dry granular media

Year: 1999

Type: article

Abstract: We demonstrate that stability criteria can be used to calculate the maximum angle of stability, θm, of a granular medium composed of spherical particles in three dimensions and circular discs in two dimensions. We apply the results to wet granular material by calculating the dependence of θm on the liquid content of the material. The results are in good agreement with our experimental data.

Source: Physica A Statistical Mechanics and its Applications

DOI: 10.1016/s0378-4371(98)00618-9

Authors: Albert-László Barabási, Réka Albert, Peter Schiffer

Institution: University of Notre Dame

Language: English

Topic: Granular flow and fluidized beds

Subfield: Computational Mechanics

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,550

Funders: National Science Foundation, American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund