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Wide shear zones and the spot model: Implications from the split-bottom geometry
Erik Woldhuis, Brian P. Tighe, Wim van Saarloos
The spot model has been developed by Bazant and co-workers to describe quasistatic granular flows. It assumes that granular flow is caused by the opposing flow of so-called spots o…
Entropy maximization in the force network ensemble for granular solids
Brian P. Tighe, Adrianne R. T. van Eerd, Thijs J. H. Vlugt
A long-standing issue in the area of granular media is the tail of the force distribution, in particular whether this is exponential, Gaussian, or even some other form. Here we res…
Nonlinear elastic stress response in granular packings
B. P. Tighe, J. E. S. Socolar
We study the nonlinear elastic response of a two-dimensional material to a localized boundary force, with the particular goal of understanding the differences observed between isot…