Forces on Bins - The Effect of Random Friction
Materials Science
2009-10-30 v2 Fluid Dynamics
Abstract
In this note we re-examine the classic Janssen theory for stresses in bins, including a randomness in the friction coefficient. The Janssen analysis relies on assumptions not met in practice; for this reason, we numerically solve the PDEs expressing balance of momentum in a bin, again including randomness in friction.
Keywords
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9708083,
title = {Forces on Bins - The Effect of Random Friction},
author = {E. Bruce Pitman},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9708083},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
11 pages, LaTeX, with 9 figures encoded, gzipped