Discrete models of force chain networks
| dc.creator | Socolar, Joshua E. S. | |
| dc.date | 2002-12-08 | |
| dc.date | 2003-01-23 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T02:48:36Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T02:48:36Z | |
| dc.description | A fundamental property of any material is its response to a localized stress applied at a boundary. For granular materials consisting of hard, cohesionless particles, not even the general form of the stress response is known. Directed force chain networks (DFCNs) provide a theoretical framework for addressing this issue, and analysis of simplified DFCN models reveal both rich mathematical structure and surprising properties. We review some basic elements of DFCN models and present a class of homogeneous solutions for cases in which force chains are restricted to lie on a discrete set of directions. | |
| dc.description | 17 pages, 6 figures, dcds-B.cls; Minor corrections to version 2, but including an important factor of 2; Submitted to Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems B for special issue honoring David Schaeffer | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0212162 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0212162 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/20470 | |
| dc.subject | Soft Condensed Matter | |
| dc.title | Discrete models of force chain networks | |
| dc.type | text |