Effects of Groove Feature on Shear Behavior of Steel-Sand Interface

Table 2

Increasing extent of peak shear stress with groove angle.

Interface	σn (kPa)	Groove angle (°)			A (%)	B (%)
		0	45	90
Int-B	50	22.06	23.49	25.55	6.5	8.8
	100	43.80	46.98	49.99	7.2	6.4
	150	69.03	72.84	75.38	5.5	3.5
	200	87.76	92.20	97.12	5.1	5.3
Int-C	50	23.49	25.55	28.41	8.8	11.2
	100	45.86	51.74	56.34	12.8	8.9
	150	71.26	77.45	80.62	8.7	4.1
	200	93.00	97.92	103.00	5.3	5.2
Int-D	50	24.28	26.34	29.36	8.5	11.4
	100	47.77	53.48	59.51	12.0	11.3
	150	73.16	78.56	83.48	7.4	6.3
	200	96.01	100.46	104.74	4.6	4.3