A method to analyze shear cell data of powders measured under different initial consolidation stresses

The shear cell test has been widely used to characterize flow properties of powders and granular materials. The purpose of this study is to address the gap between the extensive usage of the test and the limited methods available to analyze the data, and to introduce methodologies for comparing results for different initial consolidation stresses, materials, and testing devices. A library of shear cell data was established. Forty-one powders...