Research Article

Constitutive Model of Lateral Unloading Creep of Soft Soil under Excess Pore Water Pressure

Table 1

Unloading plan for creep test.

Unloading processConsolidation confining pressure σ3c = 100 kPa and the excess pore water pressure u = 0, 20, 40, and 60 kPa
σ3c (kPa)σ1c (kPa)

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A190189
A280189
A370189
A460189
A550189
A640189
A730189