Sample Preparation Methods Affect Engineering Characteristic Tests of Municipal Solid Waste

Figure 3

Shear strength envelopes of different samples under different vertical stress. (a) Wet method samples under 0–200 kPa of vertical stress; (b) wet method samples under 200–400 kPa of vertical stress; (c) dry method samples under 0–200 kPa of vertical stress; (d) dry method samples under 200–400 kPa of vertical stress.

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