Dilatance

Dilatance denotes:

• Dilatancy (fluid) describes the shear thickening in rheology
• Dilatance (granular matter) describes the increase in volume of granular material under shear stress
• Dilatancy (solid body) describes the increase in volume of solid bodies under shear stress after previous ductile compression

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