Strain-softening behaviour of sand in strain path testing under plane-strain conditions

Acta Geotechnica

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 99-114

  Wanatowski, D ^a   Chu, J ^b   Lo, R S C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Failure; Laboratory tests; Plane strain; Sands; Shear strength; Strain softening

Indexed keywords

CONFINING PRESSURE; PLANE STRAIN; SAND; STRESS-STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TESTING METHOD; VOID RATIO;

EID: 44949169383     PISSN: 18611125     EISSN: 18611133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11440-008-0064-1     Document Type: Article

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