# Built on Sand

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- Book: [Built on Sand](https://www.bookquiver.com/etienne-guyon/built-on-sand) ([Built on Sand.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/etienne-guyon/built-on-sand.md))
- Authors: [Etienne Guyon](https://www.bookquiver.com/etienne-guyon), [Jean-Yves Delenne](https://www.bookquiver.com/jean-yves-delenne), [Farhang Radjai](https://www.bookquiver.com/farhang-radjai), [Ken Kamrin](https://www.bookquiver.com/ken-kamrin), [Erik Butler](https://www.bookquiver.com/erik-butler)
- Publisher: the_mit_press
- ISBN: 978-02-6254-530-3
- Pages: 272
- Published: 2022-08-09
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Explaining the science contained in a simple assembly of grains—the most abundant form of matter present on Earth. Granular media—composed of vast amounts of grains, consolidated or not—constitute...