In engineering practice, the shear strength of finer grained materials (such as earthfill and tailings) are often characterized through field and laboratory testing. Yet for coarse-grained ...

K.F. Warner proposed the possibility of a tenderness test for meat during the 1920s, and L.J. Bratzler improved upon his ...

Shear test, stress analysis predict collapsing pressure in China's Liushagang shale. Feb. 1, 2016. ... When pore pressure and rock space are confirmed, ...

Shear zones are tabular structures of higher strain and vorticity relative to the country rock. Shear zones appear globally, at all scales, and commonly link together to form complex anastomosing ...