Influential Factors of the Static Shear Properties of Coral Mud in the South China Sea
Table 6
Initial elastic modulus and secant modulus at 50% of the peak strength of moral mud and Taizhou soil.
p0 (kPa)
e0
E0i-c (MPa)
E50-c (MPa)
E0i-T (MPa)
E50-T (MPa)
100
0.69
241.67
85.71
25.00
33.47
0.78
158.33
56.74
—
—
0.83
66.67
32.87
11.85
23.81
0.89
103.71
52.25
16.67
20.83
200
0.69
350.33
135.66
33.33
9.83
0.78
275.44
91.67
—
—
0.83
166.67
86.02
26.67
5.26
0.89
194.45
83.33
27.78
5.85
300
0.69
400.38
158.02
41.67
10.32
0.78
338.05
121.03
—
—
0.83
225.12
96.90
41.67
6.73
0.89
250.13
74.89
37.88
6.11
400
0.69
441.67
185.61
41.67
12.21
0.78
361.26
140.40
—
—
0.83
355.71
113.03
44.45
7.21
0.89
275.17
75.49
37.88
6.34
p0 is the initial confining pressure, e0 is the initial void ratio, E0i-c is the initial elastic modulus of coral mud, E50-c is the secant modulus of coral mud, E0i-T is the initial elastic modulus of Taizhou soil, and E50-T is the secant modulus of Taizhou soil.
