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MPa<br />

MPa<br />

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70<br />

60<br />

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0 0.02 0.04 0.06 0.08 0.1 0.12 0.14 0.16 0.18 0.2<br />

(a)<br />

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(b)<br />

Distance from tip (m)<br />

Distance from flank (m)<br />

σ 11<br />

σ 22<br />

σ 33<br />

σ 11<br />

σ 22<br />

σ 33<br />

0<br />

0 5 10 15 20 25<br />

Figure 2.13. Distributions <strong>of</strong> the normal stress components with distance from the model<br />

compaction b<strong>and</strong> tip (a) <strong>and</strong> flank (b) calculated using the Eshelby inclusion solution <strong>and</strong><br />

uniform uniaxial strain <strong>of</strong> 10%. Two scenarios are plotted: one for a b<strong>and</strong> with Young’s<br />

modulus twice that <strong>of</strong> the surrounding material (solid lines) <strong>and</strong> one with Young’s<br />

modulus half that <strong>of</strong> the surroundings (dotted lines). For both scenarios the<br />

b<strong>and</strong>/surroundings ratio <strong>of</strong> bulk moduli is 1.5 <strong>and</strong>, at both tip <strong>and</strong> flank, the lines plot<br />

virtually on top <strong>of</strong> each other. The state <strong>of</strong> stress is insensitive to differences in elastic<br />

properties <strong>and</strong> only significantly perturbed within a few cm <strong>of</strong> the tip.<br />

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