Table 1. Test details for constant water...

Table 1.

Test details for constant water content triaxial tests

No. of dry/wet cycles	Sample	Confining stress: kPa	Gravimetric water content: %	Degree of saturation, S_r	Initial mean effective stress, (p − u_w): kPa	Initial pore water pressure, u₀: kPa	Mean effective stress at failure, (p − u_w): kPa	Deviator stress at failure, q: kPa
0 (as compacted)	1	25	21·1	0·93	30	−5	36	64
0 (as compacted)	2	25	21·1	0·96	41	−16	37	66
0 (as compacted)	2	50	20·8	0·99	48	2	58	87
0 (as compacted)	2	100	20·8	1·00	60	40	67	99
1	5	25	21·0	0·92	16	9	15	34
1	5	50	21·0	0·93	13	37	12	31
1	5	100	21·0	0·95	15	85	11	35
1	18	50	21·0	0·99	22	28	18	42
1	19	100	22·0	0·97	10	90	5	22
2	11	25	23·3	1·00	4	21	3	8
2	11	50	23·3	1·00	4	46	3	13
2	11	100	23·3	1·00	1	99	0	8
3	6	25	21·0	0·97	8	17	4	14
3	6	50	21·0	0·98	11	39	8	18
3	6	100	21·0	0·99	15	85	13	32
4	15	25	22·6	0·97	4	21	2	9
4	15	50	22·6	0·99	4	45	4	16
4	15	100	21·6	1·00	5	95	5	19
5	13	25	21·7	0·99	3	22	3	15
5	13	50	21·7	0·99	3	47	1	17
5	13	100	21·7	0·99	5	95	5	28
6	9	25	23·2	1·00	6	19	6	13
6	9	50	23·2	1·00	7	43	7	14
6	9	100	23·2	1·00	9	91	9	14

No. of dry/wet cycles	Sample	Confining stress: kPa	Gravimetric water content: %	Degree of saturation, S_r	Initial mean effective stress, (p − u_w): kPa	Initial pore water pressure, u₀: kPa	Mean effective stress at failure, (p − u_w): kPa	Deviator stress at failure, q: kPa
0 (as compacted)	1	25	21·1	0·93	30	−5	36	64
0 (as compacted)	2	25	21·1	0·96	41	−16	37	66
0 (as compacted)	2	50	20·8	0·99	48	2	58	87
0 (as compacted)	2	100	20·8	1·00	60	40	67	99
1	5	25	21·0	0·92	16	9	15	34
1	5	50	21·0	0·93	13	37	12	31
1	5	100	21·0	0·95	15	85	11	35
1	18	50	21·0	0·99	22	28	18	42
1	19	100	22·0	0·97	10	90	5	22
2	11	25	23·3	1·00	4	21	3	8
2	11	50	23·3	1·00	4	46	3	13
2	11	100	23·3	1·00	1	99	0	8
3	6	25	21·0	0·97	8	17	4	14
3	6	50	21·0	0·98	11	39	8	18
3	6	100	21·0	0·99	15	85	13	32
4	15	25	22·6	0·97	4	21	2	9
4	15	50	22·6	0·99	4	45	4	16
4	15	100	21·6	1·00	5	95	5	19
5	13	25	21·7	0·99	3	22	3	15
5	13	50	21·7	0·99	3	47	1	17
5	13	100	21·7	0·99	5	95	5	28
6	9	25	23·2	1·00	6	19	6	13
6	9	50	23·2	1·00	7	43	7	14
6	9	100	23·2	1·00	9	91	9	14