Table 5.

NorSand Parameters for nine calibration chamber sands (modified from Ghafghazi and Shuttle, 2008)

SandCSLPlasticityElasticitya
ΓλeMtcNΗχtcIrυ
Da Nang0.9150.03171.250.3540-220ψ04.3300-2000ψ0 (From fitting to triaxial data)0.2
Erksak0.8340.0191.250.32100-400ψ03.8195e-emin*×p0'pref-0.5
After Jefferies and Been (2015)
emin* = 0.355 is the void ratio at which volumetric compressibility becomes zero
0.2
Hilton Mines Tailings1.3150.07381.400.20503.5Equal to Toyoura 1600.2
Hokksund0.9340.02351.000.40138 + 513ψ0+2250ψ024.0720e1.3×p0'pref-0.54
After Lo Presti et al. (1992) 
0.2
Ottawa0.7540.01221.240.45180-400ψ04.02.66+e1+e×38.1-25.9e2×p0'pref-0.48
After Robertson et al. (1995) 
0.2
Syncrude oil tailings0.890.02831.270.2843-296ψ0+1927ψ025.82.64+e1+e×31.1-18.8e2×K00.26×p0'pref-0.48
After Cunning et al. (1995) 
0.2
Ticino 40.9860.02431.270.4070-200ψ03.0650e1.3p0'pref-0.52
After Shuttle and Jefferies (1998) 
0.2
Ticino 90.9700.02171.330.4060 -350ψ03.8Equal to Ticino 40.2
Toyoura 1600.9830.0191.280.411004.4668×2.17-e21+e×p0'pref-0.45
After Chaudhary et al. (2004) 
0.2
a

pref is equal to 100 kPa or equivalent

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