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A cellular model for the compaction of granular material is described. It takes into account horizontal redistribution as well as vertical transfer of particles. Parameters are the width of the horizontal redistribution and the settling probability. Numerical simulations of the behaviour of a granular column in a container are shown as an example, and the evolution of some characteristic features over time has been followed for some typical configurations. Experimental results for the time evolution of the density can be reproduced for a settling probability proportional to the unoccupied spaces for particles in the lower cells.
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Received 3 March 2000 and Received in final form 21 July 2000
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Hertzsch, JM. Cellular model for the compaction of a vertically tapped granular column. Eur. Phys. J. B 18, 459–466 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s100510070034
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s100510070034