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Ever since continuum approaches for soils were questioned as far as these are visibly particulate matter. One may be tempted to simulate granular aggregates grain by grain with a computer in order to understand their mechanical properties. On the other hand, engineers are inclined to take over continuum models from solids to soils, so they work with notions like stiffness and strength.
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Gudehus, G. (2011). Introduction. In: Physical Soil Mechanics. Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-36354-5_1
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