Length scales for nonaffine deformation in localized, granular shear

Springer Series in Geomechanics and Geoengineering

Volumn 0, Issue , 2011, Pages 59-65

  Rechenmacher, Amy L ^a   Abedi, Sara ^a  

^a University of Southern California   (United States)

Author keywords

Granular material; Length scales; Non affine deformation; Shear bands; Vortices

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; GLASS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; IMAGE CORRELATION; KINEMATICS; SHEAR BANDS; STRAIN; STRAIN MEASUREMENT;

DISPLACEMENT FIELD; GLASS BEAD; GRANULAR LAYER; GRANULAR SHEAR; LENGTH SCALE; LOCALISED; MESO SCALE; NON-AFFINE DEFORMATION; PLANE STRAINS; SPATIAL PERIODICITY;

VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 84884593196     PISSN: 18668755     EISSN: 18668763     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-1421-2_8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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