Research Article

Investigating the Combined Effects of Inherent and Stress-Induced Anisotropy on the Mechanical Behavior of Granular Materials Using Three-Dimensional Discrete Element Method

Figure 13

Evolution of the Fn principle values with the increase in b values: (a) b = 0.00; (b) b = 0.25; (c) b = 0.50; (d) b = 0.75; (e) b = 1.00; (f) comparison of peak Fn1 values.
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