The deformation and flow of disordered solids, such as metallic glasses and concentrated
emulsions, involves swift localized rearrangements of particles that induce a long-range …

Predicting the morphodynamics of sedimentary landscapes due to fluvial and aeolian flows
requires answering the following questions: Is the flow strong enough to initiate sediment …

Earth's surface is composed of a staggering diversity of particulate–fluid mixtures: dry to wet,
dilute to dense, colloidal to granular and attractive to repulsive particles. This material variety …

Material failure is ubiquitous, with implications from geology to everyday life and material
science. It often involves sudden, unpredictable events, with little or no macroscopically …

Soil creeps imperceptibly but relentlessly downhill, shaping landscapes and the human and
ecological communities that live within them. What causes this granular material to 'flow'at …

The mechanical properties of soft matter are of great importance in countless applications, in
addition of being an active field of academic research. Given the relative ease with which …

Soil creeps imperceptibly downhill, but also fails catastrophically to create landslides.
Despite the importance of these processes as hazards and in sculpting landscapes, there is …

We investigate the stick‐slip behavior of a granular system confined and sheared by
deformable solid blocks using three‐dimensional discrete element method simulations. Our …

We present an experimental apparatus specifically designed to investigate the precursors of
failure in granular materials. A sample of granular material is placed between a latex …

This article is a tutorial on the practical implementation of a method of measurement of
minute deformations based on multiple scattering. This technique has been recently …