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Open AccessStability of rigid body motion through an extended intermediate axis theorem: application to rockfall simulation
The stability properties of a freely rotating rigid body are governed by the intermediate axis theorem, i.e., rotation around the major and minor principal axes is stable whereas rotation around the intermedia...
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Reply to “Discussion of “The relation between dilatancy, effective stress and dispersive pressure in granular avalanches” by P. Bartelt and O. Buser (DOI: 10.1007/s11440-016-0463-7)” by Richard Iverson and David L. George (DOI: 10.1007/s11440-016-0502-4)
Iverson and George largely agree with our mathematical description of the dispersive pressure and dilatancy for a dry granular avalanche; however, they disagree with our views of effective stress and pore-flui...
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The relation between dilatancy, effective stress and dispersive pressure in granular avalanches
Here we investigate three long-standing principles of granular mechanics and avalanche science: dilatancy, effective stress and dispersive pressure. We first show how the three principles are mechanically inte...