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Collaborative Research: CAIG: Understanding the dynamical behavior of dense granular media — NSF Award to Massachusetts Institute

Understanding how mixtures of solid particles and fluids, such as those found in avalanches, volcanic flows, and river sediments, initiate and how fast they propagate is vital for natural hazards and improving engineering models of Earth systems. These particle-laden flows are complex because the solids and fluids inte

Award titleCollaborative Research: CAIG: Understanding the dynamical behavior of dense granular media
Award ID2530613
AwardeeMassachusetts Institute of Technology
CityCAMBRIDGE
StateMA
Amount obligated$218,701
Principal investigatorMatej Pec
ProgramGEO CI - GEO Cyberinfrastrctre
Start date01/15/2026
AbstractUnderstanding how mixtures of solid particles and fluids, such as those found in avalanches, volcanic flows, and river sediments, initiate and how fast they propagate is vital for natural hazards and improving engineering models of Earth systems. These particle-laden flows are complex because the solids and fluids interact in diverse ways: sometimes the mixture acts like a solid, other times like a liquid, and often something in between. This project brings together geoscientists, computer scien
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