A liquid meniscus between two lyophilic solid surfaces causes an attractive force, the
capillary force. The meniscus can form by capillary condensation or by accumulation of …

The formation of cracks and emergence of shearing planes and other modes of rapid
macroscopic failure in geologic granular media involve numerous grain scale mechanical …

A general introduction to surface and interfacial forces, perfectly combining theoretical
concepts, experimental techniques and practical applications. In this completely updated …

Most studies on granular physics have focused on dry granular media, with no liquids
between the grains. However, in geology and many real world applications (eg food …

Recent advances in understanding model systems of wet granular materials are presented,
with particular emphasis on statistical concepts, dynamics, and phase transitions. It is …

When a granular material such as sand is mixed with a certain amount of liquid, the surface
tension of the latter bestows considerable stiffness to the material, which enables, for …

This chapter explains how the shape of a simple nonconvex particle, au‐particle influences
bulk rheology. It introduces experimental techniques used to characterize granular rheology …

Molecular dynamics simulations are used to investigate the structure and mechanical
properties of a simple two-dimensional model of a cohesive granular material. Intergranular …

We performed numerical simulations of dry and wet granular flow inside a four-bladed mixer
using the discrete element method (DEM). A capillary force model was incorporated to mimic …

Capillarity in wet granular materials induces cohesion and increases the material strength
due to the attractive forces acting on capillary bridges. In the funicular state, water bridges …