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Suction is one important parameter affecting the shear behaviour of partially saturated soils. State variables such as void ratio and degree of saturation control the development of suction. A series of deviatoric triaxial tests on kaolinite clay with direct measurement of suction are reported. An appropriate elasto-plastic constitutive for this type of soil is presented and its parameters are determined from the test results.
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Schwarz, V., Becker, A., Vrettos, C. (2007). Influence of State Variables on the Shear Behaviour of an Unsaturated Clay. In: Schanz, T. (eds) Experimental Unsaturated Soil Mechanics. Springer Proceedings in Physics, vol 112. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-69873-6_17
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