Instability of sand under generalized stress conditions

• Main Author: Zhang, Bo
• Other Authors: Chu Jian
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering::Geotechnical
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/51188
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The instability behavior of sand can cause landslides, debris flow where large plastic strain are generated rapidly due to the inability of soil element to sustain a given load or stress. The thesis deals with systematical study of the instability of sand under generalized stress conditions, incl...