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Strength Anisotropy of Compacted Sandy Material

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The paper presents the results of an experimental study of strength anisotropy in sandy samples with “anisotropic fabric” induced by compaction loading. A direct shear apparatus used is introduced. To prepare anisotropic samples, a specimen compacted to optimum water content was frozen. Six samples, each with a different shearing angle were then bored from the specimen. After boring, these samples were placed in a shear box and heated to melting. The maximum shear strength was observed for a sample with shearing angle +15°.

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  1. Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan

    A. Mochizuki

  2. L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan

    A. Mochizuki, A. Zhussupbekov, G. Tanyrbergenova & A. Tulebekova

  3. Road Maintenance and Construction, Department of Civil Engineering, Okayama Prefecture, Japan

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Translated from Osnovaniya, Fundamenty i Mekhanika Gruntov, No. 6, p. 25, November-December, 2020.

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Mochizuki, A., Zhussupbekov, A., Fujisawa, J. et al. Strength Anisotropy of Compacted Sandy Material. Soil Mech Found Eng 57, 480–490 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11204-021-09696-1

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