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A generalized Mohr–Coulomb criterion implied by the revised Goodman–Cowin theory

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In the present study, the constitutive relations derived in the revised Goodman–Cowin theory for granular matter are shown to imply a generalized Mohr–Coulomb criterion for impending flows. Due to the concept of microcontinuum and the incorporation of the internal friction into the expression of the Cauchy stress tensor, a constrained equilibrium stress state characterized by the Mohr–Coulomb criterion is yet obtained under uniform distributions of the grains.

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Fang, C. A generalized Mohr–Coulomb criterion implied by the revised Goodman–Cowin theory. Arch Appl Mech 79, 169–173 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00419-008-0226-5

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