Drag coefficients on razor clams in slightly fluidized granular media

Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2008. === Includes bibliographical references. === Razor clams are able to burrow deeply into granular media with only a small fraction of force required by traditional anchoring devices. It is hypothesized that t...

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Main Author: Becker, Christopher R. (Christopher Ryan)
Other Authors: Anette E. Hosoi.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/45783