TSHC testing: undrained tests at constant α and b, states achieved after consolidation and instability
| Test no. | Preparation | Stress path | Consolidated states | States at instability | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| α: degrees | b | Kc | p′: kPa | q13: kPa | q: kPa | e | Ψ0 | ΨIL | p′: kPa | q: kPa | ηIL | N1 | N2 | |||
| 1 | DP | B | 45 | 0·2 | 0·7 | 171 | 63 | 58 | 0·674 | −0·044 | −0·045 | 146 | 90 | 0·617 | 0·88 | 0·13 |
| 2 | DP | B | 22·5 | 0·2 | 0·7 | 171 | 64 | 59 | 0·674 | −0·044 | −0·041 | 251 | 316 | 1·260 | 1·05 | 0·05 |
| 3 | DP | B | 0 | 0 | 0·7 | 171 | 65 | 65 | 0·688 | −0·030 | −0·025 | 301 | 394 | 1·309 | 1·00 | 0·00 |
| 4 | DP | B | 45 | 0·5 | 0·7 | 172 | 63 | 54 | 0·697 | −0·020 | −0·021 | 150 | 73 | 0·489 | 1·00 | 0·00 |
| 5 | DP | B | 30 | 0·2 | 0·7 | 171 | 63 | 58 | 0·676 | −0·041 | −0·043 | 138 | 113 | 0·820 | 0·97 | 0·03 |
| 1 | MT | B | 45 | 0·2 | 0·7 | 171 | 62 | 58 | 0·761 | 0·043 | 0·041 | 139 | 84 | 0·601 | 0·88 | 0·12 |
| 2 | MT | B | 22·5 | 0·2 | 0·7 | 171 | 64 | 58 | 0·785 | 0·067 | 0·065 | 130 | 89 | 0·684 | 1·03 | 0·03 |
| 3 | MT | B | 0 | 0 | 0·7 | 171 | 64 | 64 | 0·777 | 0·059 | 0·057 | 134 | 120 | 0·895 | 1·00 | 0·00 |
| 4 | MT | B | 45 | 0·5 | 0·7 | 171 | 61 | 53 | 0·783 | 0·065 | 0·064 | 147 | 72 | 0·492 | 1·00 | 0·00 |
| 5 | MT | B | 30 | 0·2 | 0·7 | 172 | 63 | 58 | 0·775 | 0·057 | 0·055 | 134 | 89 | 0·660 | 0·98 | 0·02 |
| Test no. | Preparation | Stress path | Consolidated states | States at instability | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ψ0 | ΨIL | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | DP | B | 45 | 0·2 | 0·7 | 171 | 63 | 58 | 0·674 | −0·044 | −0·045 | 146 | 90 | 0·617 | 0·88 | 0·13 |
| 2 | DP | B | 22·5 | 0·2 | 0·7 | 171 | 64 | 59 | 0·674 | −0·044 | −0·041 | 251 | 316 | 1·260 | 1·05 | 0·05 |
| 3 | DP | B | 0 | 0 | 0·7 | 171 | 65 | 65 | 0·688 | −0·030 | −0·025 | 301 | 394 | 1·309 | 1·00 | 0·00 |
| 4 | DP | B | 45 | 0·5 | 0·7 | 172 | 63 | 54 | 0·697 | −0·020 | −0·021 | 150 | 73 | 0·489 | 1·00 | 0·00 |
| 5 | DP | B | 30 | 0·2 | 0·7 | 171 | 63 | 58 | 0·676 | −0·041 | −0·043 | 138 | 113 | 0·820 | 0·97 | 0·03 |
| 1 | MT | B | 45 | 0·2 | 0·7 | 171 | 62 | 58 | 0·761 | 0·043 | 0·041 | 139 | 84 | 0·601 | 0·88 | 0·12 |
| 2 | MT | B | 22·5 | 0·2 | 0·7 | 171 | 64 | 58 | 0·785 | 0·067 | 0·065 | 130 | 89 | 0·684 | 1·03 | 0·03 |
| 3 | MT | B | 0 | 0 | 0·7 | 171 | 64 | 64 | 0·777 | 0·059 | 0·057 | 134 | 120 | 0·895 | 1·00 | 0·00 |
| 4 | MT | B | 45 | 0·5 | 0·7 | 171 | 61 | 53 | 0·783 | 0·065 | 0·064 | 147 | 72 | 0·492 | 1·00 | 0·00 |
| 5 | MT | B | 30 | 0·2 | 0·7 | 172 | 63 | 58 | 0·775 | 0·057 | 0·055 | 134 | 89 | 0·660 | 0·98 | 0·02 |
N1 and N2 are non-uniformity coefficients based on criterion 1 and criterion 2.
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