A Binary Medium Model for Unsaturated Silty Clay under Freeze–Thaw Cycles and Repeated Loads

Abstract

Abstract This study proposes a binary medium constitutive model to address critical gaps in predicting the mechanical behavior of unsaturated silty clay under combined freeze–thaw cycles and repeated static loading. Existing frameworks often neglect ... Practical Applications This study provides actionable insights for designing resilient infrastructure in cold regions by predicting the degradation of unsaturated silty clay under freeze–thaw cycles and repeated mechanical loads. The binary medium model ...