Coral sandy soils widely exist in coral island reefs and seashores in tropical and subtropical
regions. Due to the unique marine depositional environment of coral sandy soils, the …

The strength and deformation behaviors of granular soil depend on the material state, ie,
density and pressure. To interpret such state-dependent behavior, different state indices …

Calcareous sand is the main fill material for island reclamation projects, but untreated
calcareous sand might not be used as a reclamation fill due to its poor mechanical …

The concept of critical state has been a cornerstone of modern critical state soil mechanics. It
remains inconclusive how grain crushing affects critical state behavior in crushable granular …

This study presents the development of an isothermal model for characterising the stress-
strain behaviour of clay, in the framework of thermomechanical restrictions. Clay is assumed …

Subgrade soils are exposed to simultaneous cyclic deviatoric stress and variable confining
pressure (VCP) caused by traffic loading. However, the effect of VCP on cyclic behaviour is …

For crushable sand, compared to non-crushable sand, this paper describes the
experimental phenomenon of the opposite turning direction of stress–dilatancy curve after …

Particle breakage usually takes place within sand when subjected to external loading, which
changes the critical state line (CSL) and stress-strain behavior of sand. To consider such …

The research on the formation factors of rock burst is one of the main research directions of
rock mechanics in recent years, which is helpful to solve the problem of rock burst accidents …

Stress-induced anisotropy in calcareous sand can cause an uneven displacement in island
reef engineering. In this study, stiffness, as a quantitative indicator, is explored to reveal the …