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 unloaded....

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Main Author: Dabeet, Antone E.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/4082