Experimental Study on Cracking Behaviour and Strength Properties of an Expansive Soil under Cyclic Wetting and Drying

Figure 3

Shear stress-displacement curves after wetting-drying cycles: (a) zeroth cycle; (b) first cycle; (c) second cycle; (d) third cycle; (e) fourth cycle; (f) fifth cycle.

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