In general, there are two classical solutions in soil mechanics to predict the shear band
orientation in dense granular materials: the Coulomb and Roscoe theories. The present …

Two different plane strain shear testers used to measure properties of granular materials are
compared: a direct shear tester and a true simple shear tester. The evolution of deformations …

The paper deals with numerical investigations on the patterning of shear zones in granular
bodies. The behavior of dry sand during plane strain compression tests was numerically …

Cyclic shearing of an infinite narrow layer of dry and cohesionless sand between two very
rough boundaries under constant vertical pressure is numerically modelled with the finite …

Paper deals with numerical simulations of a direct wall shear box test in conditions of plane
strain. The behaviour of dry sand during shearing along a very rough wall is numerically …

Paper presents a FE-analysis of shear localizations in granular bodies with a finite element
method based on a hypoplastic constitutive law. The law can reproduce essential features of …

The appearance of shear banding in granular materials has been investigated intensively
during the last decades and is still of ongoing importance in terms of understanding the …

An optical method called Particle Image Velocimetry is well-suited to observe strain
localization in plane strain conditions of granular bodies. A detailed description of different …

The influence of the stress–strain behavior of granular non-cohesive materials on the
geometry of shear band systems, specified by the spacing and the inclination of the shear …

The response of granular bodies to shaking has been calculated for some cases. The
constitutive concept is outlined for simple shearing with constant pressure and constant void …