Abstract: A theory is presented for the rate modeling of flexible granular solids based on affine average motion of interparticle contacts. We allow contacts to form and break continually but assume the ...

Abstract: A random mass of loose fibers interacting by fiber-fiber contact is considered. As proposed in a previous paper, the elastic response is modeled based on the statistical mechanics of bending ...

Abstract: The mechanical behavior of a sandy clay soil was investigated by a series of constant water content triaxial tests on unsaturated samples with suction measurements. The tests were carried out in double-cell triaxial cells ...

Abstract: The mechanical behavior of a sandy clay soil was investigated by a series of constant water content triaxial tests on unsaturated samples with suction measurements. The tests were carried out in double-cell triaxial cells ...

Abstract: It is shown that a liquid–solid biphase lubricant can stabilize the motion of a rigid rotor in a full-journal bearing. The biphase lubricant is a uniform dispersion of Teflon particles in an ...

Abstract: The results are presented of drained triaxial tests on a weakly bonded artificial soil in which the stress path direction has been changed partway through the shearing process. The effects of the previous shearing path ...

Abstract: A constitutive equation for a planar fiber network under transverse compression is derived allowing for an in-plane fiber orientation distribution. The fibers are assumed to be well dispersed ...

Abstract: The second in a series of studies designed to identify systematic pressure, displacement, and directional errors in the 48-hour surface pressure forecast of extratropical cyclones by the Navy Operational Global Atmospheric ...

Abstract: Surface heat fluxes were examined as a function of surface properties and meteorological conditions in a 100 km ? 100 km grid square at 1-km spatial resolution centered at the location of the First ISLSCP (International ...