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Kinematics of shear bands

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Shear bands appear at limit states of soil bodies. They are analysed as thin zones of localised deformation that takes place as simple (i.e. dilatant) shear. It can be observed, however, that shear bands are discontinuous and also may be “reflected” at rigid boundaries. These phenomena appear as incompatible with the assumed shear deformation. The analysis in this paper reveals the kinematics of such “incompatibilities” in terms of continuous deformation fields.

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  1. \(\dot{{{\mathbf{T}}}}\) denotes the objective time rate of the Cauchy stress T.

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The author is indebted to Prof. Ivo Herle and to Prof. Mario Liu for valuable comments.

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    Dimitrios Kolymbas

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Kolymbas, D. Kinematics of shear bands. Acta Geotech. 4, 315–318 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11440-009-0092-5

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