Bifurcation in granular materials: An at
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François Nicot; Luc Sibille; Félix Darve
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Article
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2009
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Elsevier Science
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English
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Sudden collapse mechanisms strictly inside the Mohr-Coulomb plastic limit condition have been observed in granular materials in the laboratory as well as in the field. The purpose of this paper is to show that the theoretical framework of loss of sustainability is convenient to describe such mechani