Critical Behavior of Transport and Mechanical Properties in Particulate Dispersions and Granular Media

Abstract

This is a final report on research performed, under AF OSR Grant-87- 0284 for the period 1 June 1987 to 31 May 1988, on microstructural dynamics of particulate and granular media. Methods of statistical physics have been applied to the interpretation of computer simulations of the mechanical and transport properties granular materials and disordered solids. A new continuum theory of Reynolds dilatancy in granular masses has been developed and a mechanical test facility has been developed under joint funding from the National Science Foundation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 29, 1988
Accession Number
ADA200698

Entities

People

  • C. Campbell
  • J. D. Goddard
  • J. P. Bardet
  • M. Sahimi

Organizations

  • University of Southern California

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Computer Simulations
  • Dynamics
  • Engineering
  • Friction
  • Granular Materials
  • Heat Transfer
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Soil Mechanics
  • Three Dimensional
  • Transport Properties
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.