Table 1.

Summary of undrained monotonic triaxial tests: maximum Young's moduli, stress conditions and the corresponding axial strains (in brackets) at phase transformation (PT) and ultimate states

Teste*p0: kPaEmaxu: MPaEmaxuprefgg/p0pref05q(PT): kPa (εa: %)p(PT): kPaq(ult): kPa (εa: %)p(ult): kPa(q/p′)ultϕult′: degrees
DM-C10·71470643·17637·042·6 (0·6%)39·9309·7 (30·9%)229·41·3531·6
DM-C20·6482001195·38397·6106·1 (1·4%)100·3606·1 (24·0%)480·81·26
DM-C30·6064001472·57315·1208·9 (1·2%)198·31618·5 (25·0%)1273·01·27
DM-E10·6092001114·17827·2−132·1 (−1·1%)149·1−207·4 (−7·0%)233·4−0·8930·1
DM-E20·5804001393·16920·7−256·9 (−1·0%)319·9−364·2 (−7·0%)453·9−0·80
*

Void ratio prior to undrained shearing; calculated based on post-test water content measurements.

pref, reference pressure (101·3 kPa).

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