Numerical Investigation of the Evolution of Sandpiles
Condensed Matter
2009-10-22 v1 adap-org
Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems
Abstract
The evolution of a pile of granular material is investigated by molecular dynamics using a new model including nonsphericity of the particles instead of introducing static friction terms. The angle of repose of the piles as well as the avalanche statistics gathered by the simulation agree with experimental results. The angle of repose of the pile is determined by the shape of the grains. Our results are compared with simulations using spherical grains and static friction.
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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9309032,
title = {Numerical Investigation of the Evolution of Sandpiles},
author = {Volkhard Buchholtz and Thorsten Poeschel},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9309032},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
13 pages, LaTeX, HLRZ 56/93