Physics in Action: Granular Materials Feature Summary
- Type:
- Spotlight
- Title:
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Physics in Action: Whole Grains
- Description:
- Find out about granular systems, like sand on
a beach or grain in a silo. Despite the fact that
these systems are all around us, they're not
fully understood, and research has turned up
some interesting surprises that you can see in
this article. Images show a disintegrating silo,
a huge sand arch, earthquake damage from
saturated soil, and more.
- Featured:
- November 1, 2004 - December 1, 2004
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