Imagine a liquid that flows freely one moment, then stiffens into a near-solid the next, and then can switch back with a ...

For example, our inlet streams are fed by hoppers, ... M. Shear-flow and material instabilities in particulate suspensions and granular media. Particulate Sci. Technol. 17, 69–96 (1999).

Water and oil, and some other simple fluids, respond in the same way to all levels of shear stress. These are termed Newtonian fluids, and their viscosity is constant for all stresses although it will ...

Here is a short introduction into bearing, shear and tear-out stresses in bolted joints and how complex they can be. Jointing is a basic function of engineering. For example, bolting two parts ...