TSHC testing programme: CSD 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 | p′: kPa | q: kPa | ΨIL | ηIL | N1 | N2 | |||
| 1 | MT | A | 0 | 0 | 0·7 | 172 | 65 | 65 | 0·797 | 0·079 | 87 | 65 | 0·073 | 0·749 | 1·02 | 0·02 |
| 2 | MT | A | 0 | 0 | 0·7 | 172 | 66 | 66 | 0·754 | 0·037 | 64 | 66 | 0·033 | 1·027 | 1·01 | 0·01 |
| 3 | MT | A | 0 | 0 | 0·7 | 171 | 64 | 64 | 0·732 | 0·014 | 54 | 64 | 0·010 | 1·187 | 1·03 | 0·03 |
| 4 | MT | B | 0 | 0 | 0·7 | 172 | 65 | 65 | 0·809 | 0·091 | 89 | 64 | 0·084 | 0·726 | 1·02 | 0·02 |
| 5 | MT | B | 0 | 0 | 0·7 | 171 | 65 | 65 | 0·766 | 0·049 | 69 | 65 | 0·045 | 0·935 | 1·01 | 0·01 |
| 6 | MT | B | 0 | 0 | 0·7 | 171 | 64 | 64 | 0·722 | 0·005 | 48 | 64 | −0·001 | 1·352 | 0·98 | 0·02 |
| 1 | MT | A | 22·5 | 0·2 | 0·7 | 172 | 67 | 62 | 0·778 | 0·060 | 87 | 62 | 0·052 | 0·705 | 1·05 | 0·05 |
| 2 | MT | A | 22·5 | 0·2 | 0·7 | 171 | 63 | 57 | 0·731 | 0·013 | 57 | 57 | 0·006 | 1·009 | 0·98 | 0·02 |
| 3 | MT | A | 22·5 | 0·2 | 0·7 | 171 | 65 | 59 | 0·704 | −0·014 | 48 | 59 | −0·020 | 1·212 | 1·02 | 0·02 |
| 4 | MT | B | 22·5 | 0·2 | 0·7 | 172 | 64 | 59 | 0·812 | 0·094 | 95 | 59 | 0·090 | 0·614 | 1·04 | 0·04 |
| 1 | MT | A | 45 | 0·2 | 0·7 | 173 | 63 | 59 | 0·773 | 0·055 | 86 | 58 | 0·051 | 0·669 | 0·88 | 0·13 |
| 2 | MT | A | 45 | 0·2 | 0·7 | 173 | 64 | 59 | 0·739 | 0·021 | 72 | 58 | 0·014 | 0·800 | 0·87 | 0·14 |
| 3 | MT | A | 45 | 0·2 | 0·7 | 172 | 62 | 57 | 0·718 | 0·000 | 61 | 57 | −0·005 | 0·930 | 0·82 | 0·19 |
| 4 | MT | A | 45 | 0·2 | 0·7 | 171 | 63 | 58 | 0·735 | 0·017 | 73 | 58 | 0·013 | 0·790 | 0·85 | 0·15 |
| 5 | MT | A | 45 | 0·2 | 0·7 | 171 | 63 | 58 | 0·736 | 0·018 | 71 | 58 | 0·014 | 0·826 | 0·84 | 0·18 |
| 6 | MT | A | 45 | 0·2 | 0·7 | 171 | 63 | 58 | 0·809 | 0·091 | 107 | 57 | 0·087 | 0·533 | 0·91 | 0·09 |
| 7 | MT | B | 45 | 0·2 | 0·7 | 171 | 60 | 56 | 0·777 | 0·059 | 83 | 55 | 0·053 | 0·670 | 0·88 | 0·13 |
| 8 | MT | B | 45 | 0·2 | 0·7 | 171 | 64 | 59 | 0·687 | −0·031 | 45 | 58 | −0·035 | 1·311 | 0·72 | 0·32 |
| 9 | MT | B | 45 | 0·2 | 0·7 | 172 | 63 | 58 | 0·740 | 0·022 | 72 | 58 | 0·017 | 0·807 | 0·84 | 0·17 |
| 10 | MT | B | 45 | 0·2 | 0·7 | 172 | 63 | 58 | 0·714 | −0·004 | 54 | 57 | −0·009 | 1·050 | 0·78 | 0·24 |
| 1 | DP | B | 0 | 0 | 0·7 | 171 | 65 | 65 | 0·675 | −0·043 | 47 | 65 | −0·049 | 1·364 | 1·05 | 0·04 |
| 2 | DP | B | 45 | 0·2 | 0·7 | 171 | 63 | 58 | 0·682 | −0·036 | 70 | 57 | −0·042 | 0·821 | 0·85 | 0·16 |
| 3 | DP | B | 45 | 0·2 | 0·7 | 172 | 63 | 58 | 0·707 | −0·011 | 81 | 57 | −0·017 | 0·696 | 0·88 | 0·13 |
| 4 | DP | B | 22·5 | 0·2 | 0·7 | 173 | 63 | 58 | 0·677 | −0·040 | 45 | 57 | −0·046 | 1·261 | 1·01 | 0·01 |
| 1 | WP | A | 45 | 0·2 | 0·7 | 171 | 62 | 57 | 0·639 | −0·079 | 46 | 57 | −0·078 | 1·225 | 0·68 | 0·36 |
| Test no. | Preparation | Stress path | Consolidated states | States at instability | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ψ0 | ΨIL | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | MT | A | 0 | 0 | 0·7 | 172 | 65 | 65 | 0·797 | 0·079 | 87 | 65 | 0·073 | 0·749 | 1·02 | 0·02 |
| 2 | MT | A | 0 | 0 | 0·7 | 172 | 66 | 66 | 0·754 | 0·037 | 64 | 66 | 0·033 | 1·027 | 1·01 | 0·01 |
| 3 | MT | A | 0 | 0 | 0·7 | 171 | 64 | 64 | 0·732 | 0·014 | 54 | 64 | 0·010 | 1·187 | 1·03 | 0·03 |
| 4 | MT | B | 0 | 0 | 0·7 | 172 | 65 | 65 | 0·809 | 0·091 | 89 | 64 | 0·084 | 0·726 | 1·02 | 0·02 |
| 5 | MT | B | 0 | 0 | 0·7 | 171 | 65 | 65 | 0·766 | 0·049 | 69 | 65 | 0·045 | 0·935 | 1·01 | 0·01 |
| 6 | MT | B | 0 | 0 | 0·7 | 171 | 64 | 64 | 0·722 | 0·005 | 48 | 64 | −0·001 | 1·352 | 0·98 | 0·02 |
| 1 | MT | A | 22·5 | 0·2 | 0·7 | 172 | 67 | 62 | 0·778 | 0·060 | 87 | 62 | 0·052 | 0·705 | 1·05 | 0·05 |
| 2 | MT | A | 22·5 | 0·2 | 0·7 | 171 | 63 | 57 | 0·731 | 0·013 | 57 | 57 | 0·006 | 1·009 | 0·98 | 0·02 |
| 3 | MT | A | 22·5 | 0·2 | 0·7 | 171 | 65 | 59 | 0·704 | −0·014 | 48 | 59 | −0·020 | 1·212 | 1·02 | 0·02 |
| 4 | MT | B | 22·5 | 0·2 | 0·7 | 172 | 64 | 59 | 0·812 | 0·094 | 95 | 59 | 0·090 | 0·614 | 1·04 | 0·04 |
| 1 | MT | A | 45 | 0·2 | 0·7 | 173 | 63 | 59 | 0·773 | 0·055 | 86 | 58 | 0·051 | 0·669 | 0·88 | 0·13 |
| 2 | MT | A | 45 | 0·2 | 0·7 | 173 | 64 | 59 | 0·739 | 0·021 | 72 | 58 | 0·014 | 0·800 | 0·87 | 0·14 |
| 3 | MT | A | 45 | 0·2 | 0·7 | 172 | 62 | 57 | 0·718 | 0·000 | 61 | 57 | −0·005 | 0·930 | 0·82 | 0·19 |
| 4 | MT | A | 45 | 0·2 | 0·7 | 171 | 63 | 58 | 0·735 | 0·017 | 73 | 58 | 0·013 | 0·790 | 0·85 | 0·15 |
| 5 | MT | A | 45 | 0·2 | 0·7 | 171 | 63 | 58 | 0·736 | 0·018 | 71 | 58 | 0·014 | 0·826 | 0·84 | 0·18 |
| 6 | MT | A | 45 | 0·2 | 0·7 | 171 | 63 | 58 | 0·809 | 0·091 | 107 | 57 | 0·087 | 0·533 | 0·91 | 0·09 |
| 7 | MT | B | 45 | 0·2 | 0·7 | 171 | 60 | 56 | 0·777 | 0·059 | 83 | 55 | 0·053 | 0·670 | 0·88 | 0·13 |
| 8 | MT | B | 45 | 0·2 | 0·7 | 171 | 64 | 59 | 0·687 | −0·031 | 45 | 58 | −0·035 | 1·311 | 0·72 | 0·32 |
| 9 | MT | B | 45 | 0·2 | 0·7 | 172 | 63 | 58 | 0·740 | 0·022 | 72 | 58 | 0·017 | 0·807 | 0·84 | 0·17 |
| 10 | MT | B | 45 | 0·2 | 0·7 | 172 | 63 | 58 | 0·714 | −0·004 | 54 | 57 | −0·009 | 1·050 | 0·78 | 0·24 |
| 1 | DP | B | 0 | 0 | 0·7 | 171 | 65 | 65 | 0·675 | −0·043 | 47 | 65 | −0·049 | 1·364 | 1·05 | 0·04 |
| 2 | DP | B | 45 | 0·2 | 0·7 | 171 | 63 | 58 | 0·682 | −0·036 | 70 | 57 | −0·042 | 0·821 | 0·85 | 0·16 |
| 3 | DP | B | 45 | 0·2 | 0·7 | 172 | 63 | 58 | 0·707 | −0·011 | 81 | 57 | −0·017 | 0·696 | 0·88 | 0·13 |
| 4 | DP | B | 22·5 | 0·2 | 0·7 | 173 | 63 | 58 | 0·677 | −0·040 | 45 | 57 | −0·046 | 1·261 | 1·01 | 0·01 |
| 1 | WP | A | 45 | 0·2 | 0·7 | 171 | 62 | 57 | 0·639 | −0·079 | 46 | 57 | −0·078 | 1·225 | 0·68 | 0·36 |
N1 and N2 are non-uniformity coefficients based on criterion 1 and criterion 2.
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