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This paper introduces three advanced laboratory testing systems for measuring the stress-strain-strength behavior of soils. The three systems are:
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a new Double Cell Triaxial System (DCTS) for continuous measurement of the volume change of a gaseous (unsaturated or saturated) soil specimen in triaxial testing (this system is developed by the author).
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a Hollow Cylinder Apparatus (HCA) for measuring the behavior of a hollow soil specimen under conditions of pure shearing, plain strain, rotation of the middle principle stress, etc., and
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a Truly Triaxial System (TTS) for measuring the behavior of a brick-shape soil specimen under independent control of the three principle stresses. Calibration results on the DCTS are presented and discussed.
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Yin, J.H. (2003). An Innovative Double Cell Triaxial System for Continuous Measurement of the Volume Change of Gaseous or Unsaturated Marine Soils and Two Other Advanced Soil Testing Systems. In: Locat, J., Mienert, J., Boisvert, L. (eds) Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences. Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research, vol 19. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0093-2_20
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