The subject of this book, soft impact, concerns impact on soft materials such as gases,
liquids, granular matter, and their mixtures. In particular, impacts on granular matter are the …

Featured Application In this article, we present a methodology for adapting pavement quality
indexes for roads with gravel pavement. The findings presented in this article can be used to …

Kin-enriched morphosyntax has emerged many times in distantly related Australian
languages. An examination of language use in conversation reveals that this emergence …

We studied the drag and lift forces acting on an inclined plate while it is dragged on the
surface of a granular media, both in experiment and in numerical simulation. In particular …

Washboard or corrugation is a common phenomenon in unpaved roads. The washboard
effect can be very uncomfortable for the driver, but it can also be very dangerous due to the …

Granular surfaces subjected to forces due to rolling wheels develop ripples above a critical
speed. The resulting pattern, known as washboard or corrugated road, is common on dry …

Abstract Sediments at Pias (Galicia) provide evidence of Upper Pleistocene glacial activities
at a valley junction in the north-western mountains of Spain. The sedimentary sequence …

In recent years, various numerical simulation methods have been applied to vehicle terrain
interaction problems. In this study, the formation of periodic ripples under a rigid wheel was …

This review concentrates on the characteristics of wind processes and products in cold
lowland deserts. Its main aims are: to show how difficult it can be to separate wind …

Numerous natural and industrial processes involve the mixed displacement of liquids, gases
and granular materials through confining structures. However, understanding such three …