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Confined Granular Flow in Silos

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In this chapter, some characteristic phenomena created during confined flow of granular bulk solids in silos are described. The main aims of the experimental and theoretical research presented in the book are stressed. The outline of the book is given.

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  1. Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Gdansk University of Technology, Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233, Gdansk-Wrzeszcz, Poland

    Jacek Tejchman

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Tejchman, J. (2013). Introduction. In: Confined Granular Flow in Silos. Springer Series in Geomechanics and Geoengineering. Springer, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-00318-4_1

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