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17.22: Appendix V- Clay Cutting Charts

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    V.1 The Flow Type

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    Figure V-1: The shear angle β as a function of the blade angle α and the ac ratio r.
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    Figure V-2: The sum of the blade angle and the shear angle.

    Shear angle and cutting forces for a layer thickness hi=0.1 m, a blade width w=1 m and a strain rate factor λc=1.

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    Figure V-3: The horizontal cutting force coefficient λHF as a function of the blade angle α and the ac ratio r.
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    Figure V-4: The horizontal cutting force as a function of the blade angle α and the ac ratio r (c=400 kPa).
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    Figure V-5: The vertical cutting force coefficient λVF as a function of the blade angle α and the ac ratio r.
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    Figure V-6: The vertical cutting force as a function of the blade angle α and the ac ratio r (c=400 kPa).

    V.2 The Tear Type

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    Figure V-7: The transition Flow Type vs. Tear Type.
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    Figure V-8: The shear angle β vs. the blade angle α for the Tear Type.
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    Figure V-9: The horizontal cutting force coefficient λHT/rT.
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    Figure V-10: The vertical cutting force coefficient λVT/rT.
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    Figure V-11: The vertical cutting force coefficient λVT/rT zoomed.

    V.3 The Curling Type

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    Figure V-12: The ratio hb/hat the transition Flow Type/Curling Type.
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    Figure V-13: The shear angle for the Curling Type
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    Figure V-14: The horizontal cutting force coefficient λHC.
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    Figure V-15: The vertical cutting force coefficient λVC.

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