Abstract: Focusing mainly on the compressive-shear (C-S) stress, the existing soil strength theories fail to well describe the soil strength under tenso–shear (T-S) stress and are not suitable for analyzing the tensile strength and ...

Abstract: Shear strength (τ) analysis has received considerable attention, because of its importance when designing various geotechnical structures, such as tunnels, retaining walls, shallow foundations, and slopes. Predicting the ...

Abstract: The principle of effective stress is the most fundamental and important principle in soil mechanics. It serves as the foundation of modern soil mechanics. This paper starts with a discussion of effective stress expressions ...

Abstract: In the past, the capillary effect is rarely considered for microcontact models when two adjacent particles are separated by a certain distance. In this paper, a liquid-bridge contact model of unsaturated particles is ...