Restructuring of force networks.
The compaction of granular packings or soils is a collective process which for higher densities becomes increasingly slower reaching glassy behaviour. We present a study of this problem from various points of view, in particular we will represent the evolving force network that percolates through the system by an inverse fiber rupture model.
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ICA-1, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 27, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany. hans@ica1.uni-stuttgart.de
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