Formation of shear band in a granular material during triaxial compression test
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| 1 | Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Doświadczalna 4, P.O. Box 201, 20-290 Lublin 27, Poland |
Acceptance date: 2000-09-30
Int. Agrophys. 2000, 14(3): 273–278
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Formation of shear band during triaxial compression test of a sample of granular material was investigated experimentally. A new method of displacement field fixation in the sample of granular material was proposed. The method allows to analyse of displacement distribution inside a sample of any course granular material. Thickness of the fully developed shear band obtained in the triaxial compression test of a mustard seed was found approximately 15 times bigger than the mean seed diameter.
