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Understand the phenomenon of granular material flow

Know how civil and environmental engineers understand the mechanics of thin structures and how they use geometry to study the deformation process

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Understand the phenomenon of granular material flow

Understand the phenomenon of granular material flow

Learn about the flow of sand and similar granular substances.

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Know how civil and environmental engineers understand the mechanics of thin structures and how they use geometry to study the deformation process

Know how civil and environmental engineers understand the mechanics of thin structures and how they use geometry to study the deformation process

Exploring how civil and environmental engineers use geometry to study processes of...

Video: © Massachusetts Institute of Technology (A Britannica Publishing Partner)

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deformation and confining pressure

deformation and confining pressure

Figure 7: Deformation as affected by increased confining pressure.

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