Table 3 Shear strengths of various contact interfaces.
Interfacial shear | strength index | Moisture content/% | 20% | 25% | 30% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10% | |||||
SS | \(\,{\raise0.5ex\hbox{$\scriptstyle \varphi $} \kern-0.1em/\kern-0.15em \lower0.25ex\hbox{$\scriptstyle {\left( ^\circ \right)}$}}\) | 28 | 22.9 | 20.7 | 15.7 |
c/kpa | 30.78 | 37.50 | 34.61 | 25.11 | |
τ/kpa | 83.84 | 79.804 | 72.31 | 53.2 | |
SRB | φ/(°) | 37.5 | 34.6 | 33.5 | 27.1 |
c/kpa | 13.46 | 14.5 | 12.5 | 9.615 | |
τ/kpa | 90 | 82.11 | 78.65 | 60.767 | |
SSB | \(\,{\raise0.5ex\hbox{$\scriptstyle \varphi $} \kern-0.1em/\kern-0.15em \lower0.25ex\hbox{$\scriptstyle {\left( ^\circ \right)}$}}\) | 32.2° | 29.23 | 24.68 | 18.4 |
c/kpa | 5.77 | 6.73 | 5.69 | 4.81 | |
τ/kpa | 68.65 | 62.689 | 54.04 | 38.078 |