Strain softening and shear band formation of sand in multi-axial testing
Strain softening and shear band formation of sand in multi-axial testing
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DOI:
10.1680/geot.1996.46.1.63
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发表时间:
1996-03
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影响因子:
5.8
通讯作者:
J. Chu;S. Lo;I. Lee
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作者:
J. Chu;S. Lo;I. Lee
The strain softening of a granular soil under a σ1 ≠ σ2 ≠ σ3 condition and along a wide spectrum of paths was investigated experimentally. To ensure that the observed behaviour was not an aberration due to boundary imperfections, a specially designed multi-axial cell was used. Microprocessor control of both stress and strain paths was incorporated into the testing programme. In particular, strain path testing where the strain increment ratio dev/de1 was controlled to a specified value was used extensively. A photographic technique was used to detect the initiation of shear band. Strain softening was found to be path-dependent. It can take the form of shear band formation, or it can occur without the development of any non-homogeneity. Shear band formation is not necessarily a consequence of boundary imperfections, but can occur as the inevitable response of a sample to certain stress states and shear paths. The conditions for shear band formation were established and three types of strain softening identi...