Strength Theory Model of Unsaturated Soils with Suction Stress Concept

<table class="table-group" width="800px"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><img alt="756854.fig.005a" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/jam/volume-2013/756854/figures/756854.fig.005a.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(a) </b>Suction strength </td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><img alt="756854.fig.005b" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/jam/volume-2013/756854/figures/756854.fig.005b.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(b) </b>Shear strength</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<table>Comparison of tested data with the predictive curve of suction strength and shear strength (measured data from Hossain and Yin [<a href="/journals/jam/2013/756854/#B29">20</a>]).</table>

Journal of Applied Mathematics

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Figure 5: Strength Theory Model of Unsaturated Soils with Suction Stress Concept 