Journal article
The microscopic structure of mono-disperse granular heaps and sediments of particles on inclined surfaces
Soft Matter, Vol.12(13), pp.3184-3188
2016
Abstract
Granular heaps of particles created by deposition of mono-disperse particles raining from an extended source of finite size are characterized by a non-homogeneous field of density. It was speculated that this inhomogeneity is due to the transient shape of the sediment during the process of construction of the heap, thus reflecting the history of the creation of the heap. By comparison of structural characteristics of the heap with sediments created on top of inclined planes exploiting the method of Minkowski tensors, we provide further evidence to support this hypothesis. Moreover, for the case of sediments generated by homogeneous rain on surfaces, we provide relationships between the inclination of the surface and the Minkowski measures characterizing the isotropy of local particle environments.
Details
- Title
- The microscopic structure of mono-disperse granular heaps and sediments of particles on inclined surfaces
- Authors/Creators
- N. Topic (Author/Creator)F.M. Schaller (Author/Creator)G.E. Schröder-Turk (Author/Creator)T. Pöschel (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Soft Matter, Vol.12(13), pp.3184-3188
- Publisher
- Royal Society of Chemistry
- Identifiers
- 991005543142907891
- Copyright
- © 2016 The Royal Society of Chemistry
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Engineering and Information Technology
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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