Proceedings of the May 1997 conference. The volume, like the conference, aims to merge the statistical techniques of the physics community with the knowledge and experience of the engineering community. Some 100 contributions are grouped in sections on industrial and field studies; powder compaction, agglomeration, and fracture; quasi-static deformation; stress fluctuations; vibrated beds; and granular flow. No index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
Preface; Keynote lecture; Avalanches of granular materials; Industrial
and field studies; Powder compaction, agglomeration, and fracture;
Quasi-static deformation; Stress fluctuations; Vibrated beds; Granular flow;
Author index
R.P. Behringer, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
J.T. Jenkins, Cornell University; Ithaca, New York, USA.
