We theoretically investigate the motion of a ball rolling down on a periodical staircase. Our research is restricted in the case of completely inelastic collision when the ball falls down on the surface of the stairs. The ball is accelerated when it rolls cross the edge of the stair, while it is...

We report the fluctuations in apparent mass at the bottom of granular columns due to various configurations. It is found that the fluctuations decrease with the increase in the ratio of diameters of silo to grain. For the arrangement of different grain layers in a column, the higher fluctuations...

We experimentally measure the static stress at the bottom of a granular chains column with a precise and reproducible method. The relation, between the filling mass and the apparent mass converted from the bottom stress, is investigated on various chain lengths. Our measurements reconfirm that...

We experimentally investigate the scaling probability distributions of various intrachain distances of granular chains in two-dimensional static packing, the chain length of which ranges from N=64 to 2048. With the scaling method proposed in the polymer theory, the scaled data from granular...

The effect of spontaneous percolation on apparent mass at the bottom of granular assemblies has been investigated experimentally. Bi-layered arrangements of two types of granules which differ in size are poured in a vertical silo. In this configuration, the smaller grains are layered at the top...

The radial segregation phenomena of a mixture of two different size grains in a horizontal rotating drum are studied by DEM simulations. The grano-dynamics of radial segregation phenomena is examined as a function of the axial length and the friction between grains and not-rotating end-plates of...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the determinants of three different types of bank liquidity: funding liquidity, liquidity creation, and stock liquidity in emerging markets. Design/methodology/approach It uses an extensive set of data from all the listed banks of Brazil, Russia,...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between bank regulatory capital and liquidity creation in banks of BIRCS countries. Design/methodology/approach: Data from all publicly listed banks of BRICS nations for the period 2003-2014 have been collected and analyzed....

Purpose: The study aims to explore macroeconomic and banking industry-specific determinants of non-performing loans (NPLs) for Chinese banks, spanning from 2005 to 2014. Design/methodology/approach: It uses three different models to explore the determinants. The first model has only...

This paper highlights the identification problem of the reduced-form approach in quantifying the degree of consumption insurance as in Blundell et al. (2008, BPP thereafter). I argue that the reduced-form estimates are difficult to interpret in terms of the degree of consumption insurance. I...