Abstract: A triaxial apparatus to measure small strains in the range between 10

Abstract: Straining depicts the geometrical retention of fine particles within materials’ pore network. Whether or not fines can be retained depends on (1) the structure of materials’ pore network as well as (2) fines’ size distribution, ...

Abstract: Monotonic and cyclic torsion shear and cubical triaxial tests were performed to study the influence of rotation of principal stress directions on the behavior of

Abstract: Creep in clay can significantly affect long-term deformation evolution and therefore impact the safety of geotechnical structures. To improve our understanding of the mechanism of creep, we have examined the microstructural ...

Abstract: A novel approach has been developed to predict the mechanical behavior of very coarse granular materials with a constitutive model, which considers both grain breakage and size effect. The behavior of granular assemblies ...

Abstract: A novel approach has been developed to predict the mechanical behavior of very coarse granular materials with a constitutive model, which considers both grain breakage and size effect. The behavior of granular assemblies ...

Abstract: Investigating the mechanical properties of rockfills requires laborious, time-consuming, and expensive large-scale testing. Therefore, practitioners frequently adopt design parameters based on a limited number of reports ...