Transition wave in the collapse of the San Saba bridge

A domino wave is a well-known illustration of a transition wave, which appears to reach a stable regime of propagation. Nature also provides spectacular cases of gravity driven transition waves at large scale, observed in snow avalanches and landslides. On a different scale, the micro-structure leve...

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Main Authors: Michele eBrun, Gian Felice eGiaccu, Alexander B. Movchan, Leonid I Slepyan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Materials
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmats.2014.00012/full