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

Figure 8

Relationship between crack ratio and shear strength of Chengdu expansive soil under different vertical pressures: (a) 25 kPa; (b) 50 kPa; (c) 100 kPa; (d) 200 kPa; (e) 300 kPa.

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