Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
280512 International Journal of Solids and Structures 2006 19 Pages PDF
Abstract

The micromechanical interpretation of strain tensor for granular assemblies has been a subject of considerable scientific interest in recent years. This paper gives an overview on 10 different microstructural strain definitions that can be found in the granular mechanics literature. After a theoretical introduction and comparison, the different versions are compared to each other and to the macro-level strain with the help of discrete element simulations.

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