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On the strength of packed spheres

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 April 2009

A. K. Parkin
A. K. Parkin
Affiliation:
Department of Civil Engineering, University of Melbourne
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The mechanics of a system of packed spheres has relevance to several physical disciplines. A particular case has been a recent trend among engineers to use a close-packed sphere model to aid research into the strength of cohesionless granular masses, such as sand.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of the Australian Mathematical Society , Volume 5 , Issue 4 , November 1965 , pp. 443 - 452
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Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1965

References

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