direct shear test in FLAC
direct shear test in FLAC
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hi
should I define an INTERFACE to model "direct shear test of sand" in flac? and if not how should I model this?
should I define an INTERFACE to model "direct shear test of sand" in flac? and if not how should I model this?





RE: direct shear test in FLAC
Model it as close to reality as feasible. Use two rectangles of soil and displace the upper rectangles side and top boundaries at a constant rate while holding the lower rectangles side and bottom boundary fixed.
You'll need to do some investigation and see how to output the force required to cause the displacement. If you can't figure how to get the force from a displacement controlled model you may have to do it by applying an increasing load until you get failure.