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Force chain

Known as: Force network, Force-chain 
In the study of the physics of granular materials, a force chain consists of a set of particles within a compressed granular material that are held… 
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2018
2018
Evaluation of Ballast Behavior under Different Tie Support Conditions using Discrete Element Modeling
This paper presents findings of a railroad ballast study using the discrete element method (DEM) focused on mesoscale performance… 
2017
2017
Partition of the contact force network obtained in discrete element simulations of element tests
The transmission of stress within a granular material composed of rigid spheres is explored using the discrete element method… 
2011
2011
Bridges in three-dimensional granular packings: Experiments and simulations
In this letter, we present the first experimental study of bridge structures in three-dimensional dry granular packings. When… 
2011
2011
Correlation between Voronoi volumes in disc packings
We measure the two-point correlation of free Voronoi volumes in binary disc packings, where the packing fraction ϕavg ranges from… 
2010
2010
An antitrust analysis of the case for wireless network neutrality
2009
2009
Microstructures and mechanical properties of dense particle gels: Microstructural characterisation
2007
2007
Clustered Adaptive Rate Limiting: Defeating Denial-of-Sleep Attacks in Wireless Sensor Networks
The potential for wide-spread use of wireless sensor networks (WSN) in military monitoring, homeland security, and other areas… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Critical scaling and heterogeneous superdiffusion across the jamming/rigidity transition of a granular glass
The dynamical properties of a dense horizontally vibrated bidisperse granular monolayer are experimentally investigated. The… 
2006
2006
Numerical study of the force network in a random granular packing during compaction
The granular materials present a large variety of complex behaviours like segregation, dilatancy, avalanche, intermittency. The… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Discrete Particle Simulation of Solid Flow in a Model Blast Furnace
This paper reports a numerical study of solid flow in a model blast furnace under simplified conditions by means of discrete… 
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