title: Restructuring of force networks.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: ICA-1, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 27, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany. hans@ica1.uni-stuttgart.de
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Herrmann
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cruz Hidalgo
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kun