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Hydro-Mechanical Properties of an Unsaturated Frictional Material

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7.17 <strong>Unsaturated</strong> hydraulic conductivity versus volumetric water content resulting<br />

from modified pressure plate apparatus (loose <strong>an</strong>d dense specimen, steady state<br />

test) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159<br />

7.18 3D plots <strong>of</strong> oedometer test results for dense (left) <strong>an</strong>d loose (right) specimen . 160<br />

7.19 Compression <strong>an</strong>d swelling index versus suction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161<br />

7.20 Calculated parameter ˆm <strong>an</strong>d stiffness modulus for dry specimens with different<br />

void ratios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162<br />

7.21 Comparison <strong>of</strong> experimental results <strong>an</strong>d predicted results (loose specimen) . . 163<br />

7.22 Comparison <strong>of</strong> experimental results <strong>an</strong>d predicted results (dense specimen) . . 164<br />

7.23 Experimental results <strong>of</strong> collapse potential test including results <strong>of</strong> compression<br />

index- Method 1 (loose specimen) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165<br />

7.24 Prediction <strong>of</strong> yield stress using Casagr<strong>an</strong>de’s (left) <strong>an</strong>d J<strong>an</strong>bu’s (right) method<br />

(loose specimen) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167<br />

8.1 Experimental data (initial drainage, 1 st drainage, 2 nd drainage) from drainage<br />

tr<strong>an</strong>sient state column tests used for model building (loose specimen) . . . . . . 173<br />

8.2 Results from data tr<strong>an</strong>sformation using experimental results (initial drainage,<br />

1 st drainage, 2 nd drainage) from drainage tr<strong>an</strong>sient state column tests (loose<br />

specimen) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174<br />

8.3 Experimental drainage results from several depth <strong>an</strong>d new SWCC model best<br />

fit (loose specimen, tr<strong>an</strong>sient state s<strong>an</strong>d column test) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175<br />

8.4 Experimental imbibition results (1 st imbibition, 2 nd imbibition) <strong>an</strong>d new<br />

SWCC model best fit (loose specimen, tr<strong>an</strong>sient state s<strong>an</strong>d column test) . . . . 176<br />

8.5 Experimental imbibition results (1 st imbibition, 2 nd imbibition) <strong>an</strong>d new hys-<br />

teresis SWCC model best fit (loose specimen, tr<strong>an</strong>sient state s<strong>an</strong>d column test) 178<br />

8.6 Model validation results from 1 st drainage process (loose specimen, TDR/T70<br />

mm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179<br />

8.7 Model validation results from 2 nd drainage process (loose specimen, TDR/T160<br />

mm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180<br />

8.8 Model validation results from 1 st imbibition process (loose specimen) . . . . . . 181<br />

8.9 Model validation results from 2 nd imbibition process (loose specimen) . . . . . 182<br />

8.10 Model validation results from main drainage <strong>an</strong>d main imbibition curve derived<br />

from steady state tests in the modified pressure plate apparatus (loose <strong>an</strong>d<br />

dense specimen) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183<br />

8.11 Model validation results from sc<strong>an</strong>ning imbibition curves derived from steady<br />

state tests in the modified pressure plate apparatus (loose specimen-left, dense<br />

specimen-right) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183<br />

9.1 Hysteresis <strong>an</strong>d phase entrapment properties <strong>of</strong> the soil-water characteristic curve186

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