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Desiderata Geotechnica: Halting Steps

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    Abstract

    Apparatus regularly used for extraction of stress – strain response of soils all contain internal variations of strain and stress. The inhomogeneous state is the natural state of many soils. Where the repeated cell size of heterogeneities is uniform it is simple to define a reference volume element. Study of triaxial samples, however, reveals mechanisms which are not individually axially symmetric.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationDesiderata Geotechnica
    EditorsWei Wu
    Place of PublicationSwitzerland
    PublisherSpringer Verlag
    Pages119-124
    Number of pages6
    ISBN (Electronic)9783030149871
    ISBN (Print)9783030149864
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2019
    EventChina-Europe Conference on Geotechnical Engineering, 2018 - Vienna, Austria
    Duration: 13 Aug 201816 Aug 2018

    Publication series

    NameSpringer Series in Geomechanics and Geoengineering
    ISSN (Print)1866-8755
    ISSN (Electronic)1866-8763

    Conference

    ConferenceChina-Europe Conference on Geotechnical Engineering, 2018
    Country/TerritoryAustria
    CityVienna
    Period13/08/1816/08/18

    Keywords

    • Heterogeneities
    • Laboratory testing
    • Reference volume element

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
    • Mechanics of Materials

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