Research Article

Fractal Pattern of Particle Crushing of Granular Geomaterials during One-Dimensional Compression

Table 1

Details of initial PSDs of the specimens and parameters of the tests.

GeomaterialsSpecimen numberInitial PSD (%)Specimen dimensionInitial void ratioSpecific weightVertical stress level
5000∼2000 (μm)2000∼1000 (μm)1000∼500 (μm)500∼250 (μm)250∼100 (μm)100∼74 (μm)D × H (mm × mm)e0GsσV (MPa)

Quartz sand and gravel (QS)QS11000000079.8 × 200.78 ± 0.032.670, 0.8, 1.6, 3.2, 6.4, 12.8, 25.6, 51.2, 102.4, 204.8
QS206040000
QS334.233.322.39.40.30.5