1. The Behavior of a Granular Flow from Collapsing, to Spreading and Sliding Down a Frictional Incline Open Access Author: Sheikh, Bahman Title: The Behavior of a Granular Flow from Collapsing, to Spreading and Sliding Down a Frictional Incline Graduate Program: Civil Engineering (PHD) Keywords: Smoothed particle hydrodynamics methodSoil-structure interactionfrictional Boundary conditionGranular materialGranular flowImpact forceLandslideLandslide runoutHigh performance computingStatisticsSPHLBMDrag force File: Download Dissertation_BahmanSheikh_AfterDefense4.pdf Committee Members: Patrick Fox, Major Field MemberTong Qiu, Chair & Dissertation AdvisorHai Huang, Major Field MemberDerek Elsworth, Outside Unit, Field & Minor MemberPatrick Fox, Program Head/Chair