Factors affecting pre-failure instability of sand under plane-strain conditions

Experimental data obtained from a plane-strain appara- tus are presented in this paper to show that a pre-failure instability in the form of a rapid and sustained increase in strain rate can occur for both contractive and dilative sand under fully drained conditions. However, this type of instabilit...

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Main Authors: Wanatowski, D., Chu, J.
Format: Article
Published: Thomas Telford (ICE Publishing) 2012
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/48379/