The original state-dependent fractional stress-dilatancy (FSD) equation for soils is developed based on the critical state lines (CSLs) with linear form. However, experimental evidences showed that the CSLs of soil in the – and – planes could be both nonlinear as well due to significant material degradation. This note aims to propose a unified FSD equation for soils with arbitrary types of CSLs. Detailed derivations are provided. To validate the proposed FSD equation, a series of triaxial test results of ballast and rockfill are simulated.
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Yifei Sun 1, 2; Jiancheng Zhang 3

@article{CRMECA_2021__349_1_167_0, author = {Yifei Sun and Jiancheng Zhang}, title = {Fractional stress-dilatancy equation based on critical state lines with arbitrary form}, journal = {Comptes Rendus. M\'ecanique}, pages = {167--178}, publisher = {Acad\'emie des sciences, Paris}, volume = {349}, number = {1}, year = {2021}, doi = {10.5802/crmeca.78}, language = {en}, }
TY - JOUR AU - Yifei Sun AU - Jiancheng Zhang TI - Fractional stress-dilatancy equation based on critical state lines with arbitrary form JO - Comptes Rendus. Mécanique PY - 2021 SP - 167 EP - 178 VL - 349 IS - 1 PB - Académie des sciences, Paris DO - 10.5802/crmeca.78 LA - en ID - CRMECA_2021__349_1_167_0 ER -
Yifei Sun; Jiancheng Zhang. Fractional stress-dilatancy equation based on critical state lines with arbitrary form. Comptes Rendus. Mécanique, Volume 349 (2021) no. 1, pp. 167-178. doi : 10.5802/crmeca.78. https://comptes-rendus.academie-sciences.fr/mecanique/articles/10.5802/crmeca.78/
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