Strain localisation and grain breakage in sand under shearing at high mean stress: insights from in situ X-ray tomography

Acta Geotechnica

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 15-30

  Alikarami, R ^a,b   Ando E ^c,d   Gkiousas Kapnisis, M ^c,d   Torabi, A ^a   Viggiani, G ^c,d  

^a Uni CIPR   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^d CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

3D Digital image correlation; Deformation band; Grain breakage; Grain shape (angularity); In situ X ray micro tomography; Triaxial compression test

Indexed keywords

BREAKAGE; COMPACTION; DEFORMATION; GRAIN SIZE; SAND; SHEAR STRESS; STRAIN ANALYSIS; X-RAY TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 84923936090     PISSN: 18611125     EISSN: 18611133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11440-014-0364-6     Document Type: Article

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