Abstract: One-way cyclic loading induced by traffic loads will give rise to the cyclic variation of normal stress components of all three directions, including one vertical and two horizontal ones. The cyclic horizontal normal stress ...

Abstract: In this study, the thermally induced changes in the shear characteristics of unbound granular materials (UGMs) were investigated. A series of drained shear tests were conducted using a large-scale triaxial apparatus under ...

Abstract: The constant shear drained (CSD) test is considered an appropriate test to simulate the instability behavior of soils in slopes under water infiltration conditions or lateral stress relief. However, contradiction of the ...

Abstract: The soil stress state is three-dimensional (3D) in many applications, including the case of traffic loading. This aspect has been rarely undertaken in the laboratory. This paper investigates the one-way cyclic behavior of ...

Abstract: The cyclic behaviors of soils in the plane strain state have rarely been studied in laboratory tests, while the plane strain hypothesis may have applications on the traffic-induced cyclic properties of subgrade soils beneath ...