Investigation on the Effects of Prefabricated Crack and Strain Rate on Uniaxial Compressive Properties of Frozen Silty Soil

Figure 5

Static failure modes of frozen silty soil using three kinds of binder materials. (a) 0 cracks at 0.01 s⁻¹. (b) 1 crack with no binder at 0.01 s⁻¹. (c) 1 crack using plaster at 0.01 s⁻¹. (d) 1 crack using Vaseline at 0.01 s⁻¹.

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