Close-up of simulated sand with “dolosse”-shaped grains. (IMAGE)

Institute of Science and Technology Austria

Close-up of simulated sand with “dolosse”-shaped grains.

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Close-up of simulated sand with “dolosse”-shaped grains. This grain shape is inspired by the wave-dissipating concrete blocks with the same name used in coastal management. The grains slide over one another with only slightly more friction than smooth spheres.

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© Chen et al., ACM Transactions on Graphics

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