The influence of moisture on the resilient deformation properties of unbound granular materials was investigated based on repeated load triaxial tests. Results showed that the resilient modulus (M R ) decreased with increasing moisture for a relatively low number of load cycles (N) where the deformation behaviour was mostly resilient with a negligible amount of associated accumulated permanent deformation (PD). Modelling attempts on this behaviour were quite satisfactory. Furthermore, the M R showed an increasing trend with increasing moisture, up to the optimum, when the N was relatively large with a significant amount of accumulated PD. Above the optimum, the M R generally decreased. Further investigation suggested that moisture aided the post-compaction (PC) and possible particle rearrangement that resulted in the increased PD and increased M R . The existing model did not work in this case indicating that the effect of PC on M R should be considered in modelling.
Moisture influence on the resilient deformation behaviour of unbound granular materials
The international journal of pavement engineering ; 17 , 9 ; 763
2016
Article (Journal)
English
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