How sand columns deform. (IMAGE)

Tokyo Metropolitan University

How sand columns deform.

Caption

(a) Deformation of sand columns under different loads. (b) Distribution of number of local connections between sticky grains in columns under different loads. (c) Proportion of newly formed (red) and broken (blue) bonds between sticky grains.

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Tokyo Metropolitan University

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