Abstract
On the basis of a simple micromechanical model, expressions are developed for the overall stress and deformation rate measures in a granular mass which carries the applied loads through contact friction. Various measures of the granular fabric are examined, and explicit connections between a fabric measure and the stress and the deformation rate tensors are obtained. Then, from the balance of energy, a general stress-dilatancy equation is deduced, which includes the effect of fabric. Several other published dilatancy equations are discussed and compared with the new equation.
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