Dec 19, 2019Master's internship: Modelling the mechanics of amorphous solids from a physical perspective(CLOSED)'Amorphous solids' are a strikingly broad category of materials, ranging from colloidal pastes and concentrated emulsions to metallic...
Dec 19, 2019Master's internship on the Statistical Physics of granular clogsClogging phenomena, whereby a granular flow gets blocked at an opening (for instance, at the bottom of a silo), are an industrial issue...
Dec 19, 2019Deformation and flow of amorphous solids: a review(No oxymoron implied in the title of the post: Amorphous solids do deform and some may flow!) Our review on the insights that...
Dec 8, 2019Can shaking prevent clogging?Whether it be in a pipe or a silo, clogging is generally unpleasant and may border on the nightmare in the worst cases. This phenomenon...
Dec 2, 2019Does it make sense to talk about a 'mechanics' of crowds?Is there such thing as a mechanics of crowds?