Research Article

The Behavior of a Coarse Granular Material under Complex Stress Conditions

Table 1

Summary of some reported true triaxial apparatuses.

No.Organization or designerSpecimen size/mm3Loading pattern

1Kjellman W62 × 62 × 62Rigid
2University of Cambridge, UK70 × 70 × 35Rigid
3Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan100 × 100 × 100Rigid
4University of Surrey, UK100 × 100 × 100Flexible
5Illinois Institute of Technology, USA102 × 102 × 102Flexible
6The University of Tennessee, USA102 × 102 × 102Flexible
7University of Washington, USA241 × 241 × 241Flexible
8Tongji University120 × 70 × 70Flexible
9University of London, UK75 × 75 × 75Mixed
10Japan Seto Corporation25.6 × 88.9 × 88.9Mixed
11Louisiana State University, USA60 × 120 × 180Mixed
12AnhDan220 × 250 × 500Mixed
13The Hong Kong Polytechnic University70 × 70 × 140Mixed
14Hohai University120 × 60 × 120Mixed
15Xi’an University of Technology70 × 70 × 70Mixed
16Shanghai Jiao Tong University80 × 80 × 50Mixed
17Changjiang River Scientific Research Institute300 × 300 × 600Mixed
18GCTS Corporation75 × 75 × 150Mixed
19GDS Corporation75 × 75 × 150Mixed