Characterization of mesoscale instabilities in localized granular shear using digital image correlation

Acta Geotechnica

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 205-217

  Rechenmacher, Amy L ^a   Abedi, Sara ^a   Chupin, Olivier ^b   Orlando, Andrés D ^a  

^a University of Southern California   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ GUSTAVE EIFFEL   (France)

Author keywords

Digital image correlation; Force chain; Granular materials; Length scale; Sand; Shear band; Vortex

Indexed keywords

EID: 81755185448     PISSN: 18611125     EISSN: 18611133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11440-011-0147-2     Document Type: Article

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