Strength Theory Model of Unsaturated Soils with Suction Stress Concept

Table 1

Parameters of SWRC of unsaturated soil and shear strength of saturated soil for predicting suction strength of unsaturated soils that underwent single drying hydraulic path.

Soil types	Parameters of SWRC				Strength parameters
	𝑛	𝑆^irr𝑟	𝑎	𝑏  (kPa)	𝑐^′  (kPa)	𝜑^′
Completely decomposed granite soil	0.36	0.120	0.2961	917.35	0	29.9
Diyarbakir residual clays	0.581	0.442	0.4679	488.74	14.82	21.9