Definitions of: 1. flow state 2. transportable moisture limit

1. Flow state: a state occurring when a mass of granular material is saturated with liquid to an extent that, under the influence of prevailing external forces such as vibration, impaction or ships motion, it loses its internal shear strength and behaves as a liquid. 2. Transportable Moisture Limit (TML): the maximum moisture content of the cargo that can liquefy which is considered safe for carriage