Void ratio evolution inside shear bands in triaxial sand specimens studied by computed tomography

Geotechnique

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 529-546

  Desrues, J ^a   Chambon, R ^a   Mokni, M ^a   Mazerolle, F ^b  

^a LABORATOIRE SOLS SOLIDES STRUCTURES   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DE MÉCANIQUE ET D ACOUSTIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Deformation; Failure; Laboratory tests; Plasticity; Sands

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; MECHANICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; PLASTICITY; RADIOGRAPHY; SAND; SHEAR STRENGTH; SOIL TESTING; STRAIN;

SHEAR BAND; STRAIN LOCALIZATION; TOMOGRAPHY; VOID RATIO;

SOIL MECHANICS;

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; FAILURE; PLASTICITY; SAND; SHEAR BAND; TOMOGRAPHY; VOID RATIO;

EID: 0030238376     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.1996.46.3.529     Document Type: Article

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