Effect of Load Path on Mode of Failure at the Brittle-ductile Transition in Well-sorted Aggregates of St. Peter Sand

Granular aggregates of quartz subjected to triaxial compression under constant effective pressures (Pe) undergo macroscopic failure at critical stress states that depend on the effective mean stress. Although the mode of failure and mechanical response vary systematically with mean stress at failure...

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Main Author: Dilci, Gokturk Mehmet
Other Authors: Chester, Frederick M.
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2010-08-8219