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Strona 2_redak - Instytut Agrofizyki im. Bohdana Dobrzańskiego ...

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comparison of the two methods would permit formulation of conclusions on their<br />

applicability in studies on agricultural materials.<br />

The procedure of sample preparation for the direct shear test was identical as in<br />

the case of the triaxial compression test. In the direct shear tests five levels of normal<br />

load σ were applied, equal to the values of stress σ 3 in the triaxial compression test.<br />

The speed of mutual displacement of two sample halves was 1.3 mm s -1 . Each<br />

variant of the exper<strong>im</strong>ent was repeated three t<strong>im</strong>es.<br />

A prel<strong>im</strong>inary study of the effect of sample preparation, performed with the<br />

method of triaxial compression on rye seeds within an expanded range of the angle of<br />

sample inclination β = –40 o , –20 o , 0 o , 20 o and –40 o , permitted the conclusion that the<br />

manner of grain pouring into the mould had a significant effect on the mechanical<br />

characteristics obtained. The highest values of strength were obtained for grain<br />

samples poured into vertical mould. Those samples were also characterized by the<br />

highest uniformity of deformation. As a rule, no distinct plane of shear was observed.<br />

The sample swelled uniformly, assuming barrel shape. The behaviour of samples<br />

poured into mould tilted from the vertical by an angle β was totally different. Such<br />

samples lost the uniformity of deformation much sooner, and a clearly defined shear<br />

plane was formed. With increasing value of angle β, the max<strong>im</strong>um value of the ratio<br />

of main stresses decreased. A marked orientation of the shear plane occurred<br />

regularly in every exper<strong>im</strong>ent. On the basis of the obtained max<strong>im</strong>um values of<br />

principal stresses ratio σ 1 /σ 3 , the value of the angle of internal friction φ was<br />

calculated on the basis of the Coulomb-Mohr yield condition. Figure 3.5 presents the<br />

Angle of internal friction ϕ (deg)<br />

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-40 -20 0 +20 +40<br />

Angle of sample inclination β (deg)<br />

Fig. 3.5. The values of the angle of internal friction ϕ of rye samples for various values of angle β of<br />

mould inclination from the vertical<br />

values of the angle of internal friction for various values of angle β of mould<br />

inclination from the vertical. The highest values of the angle of internal friction were<br />

obtained for the case of samples poured into vertical mould, and especially when

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