This introductory text develops the fundamental physics of the behavior of granular materials. It covers the basic properties of flow, friction, and fluidization of uniform granular materials; discusses mixing and segregation of heterogeneous materials (the famous ""brazil-nut problem""); and concludes with an introduction to numerical models. The presentation begins with simple experiments and uses their results to build concepts and theorems about materials whose behavior is often quite counter-intuitive; presenting in a unified way the background needed to understand current work in the field. Developed for students at the University of Paris, the text will be suitable for advanced undergraduates and beginning graduates; while also being of interest to researchers and engineers just entering the field.
By:
Jacques Duran
Foreword by:
P.-G.de Gennes
Translated by:
A. Reisinger
Imprint: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Country of Publication: United States [Currently unable to ship to USA: see Shipping Info]
Edition: 2000 ed.
Dimensions:
Height: 235mm,
Width: 155mm,
Spine: 14mm
Weight: 1.110kg
ISBN: 9780387986562
ISBN 10: 0387986561
Series: Partially Ordered Systems
Pages: 214
Publication Date: 12 November 1999
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
,
Professional & Vocational
,
A / AS level
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Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
1. Introduction.- 1.1 Some Orders of Magnitude Defining the Problem.- 1.2 Economic Implications and Industrial Problems.- 1.3 Granular Materials and Geophysics.- 1.4 A Brief Historical Review.- 1.5 Prerequisites and Selected Bibliography.- 2. Interactions in Granular Media.- 2.1 A Single Particle and Its Environment.- 2.2 Interactions between Two Particles.- 2.3 A Single Particle on Top of a Granular Medium.- 2.4 Interactions Between Several Particles.- 3. Fluidization, Decompaction, and Fragmentation.- 3.1 The Static Properties of a Granular Pile.- 3.2 Dynamic Properties of a Granular Pile.- 4. Granular Media in a State of Flow.- 4.1 A Sand Pile in Equilibrium: The Angle of Repose.- 4.2 Avalanche Models.- 5. Mixing and Segregation.- 5.1 Introduction.- 5.2 Segregation by Vibration.- 5.3 Segregation by Shearing.- 5.4 Segregation in Oyama’s Three-Dimensional Drum.- 6. Numerical Simulations.- 6.1 Introduction.- 6.2 Simulations of Collisions.- 6.3 Molecular Dynamics (MD) Simulations.- 6.4 Simulation of the Dynamics of Contacts.- 6.5 Monte Carlo (MC) Simulations.- 6.6 Sequential Model of a Pile.
Reviews for Sands, Powders, and Grains: An Introduction to the Physics of Granular Materials
FROM THE REVIEWS: PURE AND APPLIED GEOPHYSICS In total, the book is lucidly written and offers a complementary approach to that usually found in the books treating soil and granular media mechanics. It presents a physicist's viewpoint of granular media. It can also be used by both the researchers and in courses of soil mechanics. PHYSICS TODAY Duran's book is didactic in style and provides an excellent starting point for an advanced student to enter the field!the prose is clear!would be a valuable addition for those with interest in the field.
