Shear strength, interparticle locking, and dilatancy of granular materials

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 579-591

  Guo, Peijun ^a   Su, Xubin ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

And particle shape; Dilatancy; Granular material; Interlocking

Indexed keywords

FRICTION; LIMESTONE; PRESSURE; SAND; SHEAR STRENGTH; STRESSES;

DILATANCY; LABORATORY TESTS; PARTICLE ANGULARITY; STRESS RATIO;

GRANULAR MATERIALS;

FRICTION; GRANULAR MATERIALS; LIMESTONE; PRESSURE; SAND; SHEAR STRENGTH; STRESSES;

CRITICAL STATE; DILATANCY; GRANULAR MEDIUM; LIMESTONE; SAND; SHEAR STRENGTH; TRIAXIAL TEST; VOID RATIO;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; OTTAWA;

EID: 34547755915     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/T07-010     Document Type: Article

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