Srinil, Chortham

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    Constitutive model for unsaturated crushable soils
    (2025-10-01)
    Kanjanatanalert, Pongsapak
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    Komolvilas, Veerayut
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    Srinil, Chortham
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    Kikumoto, Mamoru
    Particle crushing, occurring in crushable materials under high-stress conditions exceeding their crushing strength, leads to particle breakdown and reduction in peak shear strength. The presence of water further diminishes crushing strength. Additionally, particle crushing significantly alters the soil–water characteristic curve (SWCC). The combined effects of particle crushing and the degree of saturation changes induce excessive deformation and weaken the soil. While existing models can predict the behavior of unsaturated soil and particle crushing effects individually, a comprehensive model for unsaturated crushable soils is necessary. This study proposes a constitutive model for unsaturated crushable soils, integrating the effect of the degree of saturation on crushing strength by developing the crushing surface. It incorporates variations in the grading state index and the degree of saturation, affecting soil strength via state boundary surface movement. Validation is achieved through past experimental evidence. The model effectively captures key features of unsaturated crushable soils, including the reduction in crushing strength with increased degree of saturation, the evolution of SWCC due to particle crushing, and additional particle crushing during wetting. Furthermore, a parametric study offers insights into unsaturated crushable soil behavior, highlighting the combined effects of particle crushing and variations in the degree of saturation. When significant particle crushing occurs, increased volumetric compression due to particle crushing leads to a higher degree of saturation and further strength reduction, amplifying soil deformation. Understanding these interactions is crucial for predicting the behavior of unsaturated crushable soils, emphasizing the significance of this study.
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    Unified state boundary surface model for clay and sand under saturated and unsaturated conditions
    (2022-10-01)
    Srinil, Chortham
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    Komolvilas, Veerayut
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    Kikumoto, Mamoru
    A unified state boundary surface that defines the upper limit of the specific volume of saturated clay and sand is first derived. It is extended to unsaturated soils by applying Bishop's effective stress and using the effective degree of saturation as an independent state variable. Then, a critical state model for unsaturated clay and sand is formulated based on the unified state boundary surface. The model combines a rational soil–water characteristic curve incorporating packing density and hydraulic hysteresis. The model is validated by comparing the calculated results and results of extensive experiments, including one-dimensional and isotropic compression tests, triaxial shearing tests, and soaking-collapse tests under isotropic and anisotropic stress conditions on sand, clay, and mixed soil under saturated and unsaturated conditions. The proposed unified soil model presents a noble and universal framework for the rational description of broad soils’ behavior, in which the state boundary surface plays a central role. The model accurately predicts the compression, shearing, and soaking-induced collapse behaviors of various soil types in saturated and unsaturated conditions.