A practical model for load-unload-reload cycles on sand
The behaviour of sands during loading has been studied in great detail. However, little work has been devoted to understanding the response of sands in unloading. Drained triaxial tests indicate that, contrary to the expected elastic behaviour, sand often exhibit contractive behaviour when unload...
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| Language: | English |
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University of British Columbia
2009
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/4082 |