Instability in granular materials: Experimental evidence of diffuse mode of failure for loose sands

Journal of Engineering Mechanics

Volumn 136, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 575-588

  Daouadji, A ^a   AlGali, H ^a   Darve, F ^b   Zeghloul, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE SOLS SOLIDES STRUCTURES   (France)

Author keywords

Collapse; Constant load tests; Loose sand; Soil analysis; Triaxial tests

Indexed keywords

CONSTANT LOAD TESTS; CONSTANT SHEAR; CURRENT DIRECTION; DIFFUSE MODE; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE; LOADING PATH; LOOSE SANDS; MOHR-COULOMB; NEGATIVE VALUES; PLASTIC LIMIT; POTENTIALLY UNSTABLE; SECOND ORDERS; STRESS INCREMENTS; STRESS RATIO; STRESS STATE; TRIAXIAL COMPRESSION TESTS; TRIAXIAL TEST; UNDRAINED; UNDRAINED CONDITIONS; VOID RATIOS;

COMPRESSION TESTING; SAND; SOILS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

TESTING;

COMPRESSION; COULOMB CRITERION; FAILURE MECHANISM; GRANULAR MEDIUM; LOADING; MOHR THEORY; SAND; SHEAR TEST; SOIL ANALYSIS; TRIAXIAL TEST;

EID: 77954162822     PISSN: 07339399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EM.1943-7889.0000101     Document Type: Article

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