Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR NUMERICAL AND ANALYTICAL METHODS IN GEOMECHANICS
Volume 28, Issue 4, Pages 279-321Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/nag.338
Keywords
sand; strain localization; shear bands; experiments; plane strain; stereophotogrammetry
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Experimental results are presented from the extensive program of drained plane strain compression tests Oil sand carried out in Grenoble over the last two decades. Systematic analysis of photographs of the deforming specimen allowed for measuring deformations and determining strain fields throughout the test, that is: prior to, at, and after the onset of strain localization. The principles, details and accuracy of the procedure are described, as well as its Suitability to properly depict the patterns of deformation. Findings concerning the occurrence and progression of strain localization are discussed. The issues of shear band orientation and thickness are addressed, as well as temporary and persistent complex localization patterns, and the volumetric behaviour inside a band after its formation. The influence of such variables as initial state of the sand (effective stress and relative density), specimen size and slenderness, as well as grain size, is discussed. Copyright 1 (C) 2004 John Wiley Sons, Ltd.
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