Reminder: stresses and strains in soils
Shear strength
Article REF: C216 V2
Reminder: stresses and strains in soils
Shear strength

Author : Jean-Pierre MAGNAN

Publication date: February 10, 1991, Review date: July 20, 2020 | Lire en français

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1. Reminder: stresses and strains in soils

The concepts of stress and strain are part of the knowledge acquired in all technical studies, and this article is limited to a reminder of the definitions and main results used to study the shear strength of soils.

1.1 State of stress at a point in a continuous medium

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1.1.1 Stress tensor

The stress state at a point M of a continuous medium is completely defined by the six-component tensor :

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