Shear band characterization of triaxial sand specimens using computed tomography

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 568-579

  Batiste, Susan N ^a   Alshibli, Khalid A ^b   Sture, Stein ^c   Lankton, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Granular materials; Instability; Localization; Sand; Shear band inclination (orientation) angle; Shear band thickness; Triaxial compression; Void ratio

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRESS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DEFORMATION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); GRANULAR MATERIALS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; SAND; SHEAR STRESS;

INTERNAL DENSITY DISTRIBUTION; SHEAR BAND INCLINATION ANGLE; SHEAR BAND THICKNESS; STRAIN LOCALIZATION; TRIAXIAL COMPRESSION; VOID RATIO;

SOIL MECHANICS;

EID: 8444233257     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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