Effect of suction stress on critical state of compacted silty soils under low confining pressure

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• silty soil 87%
• critical state 82%
• confining pressure 71%
• suction 63%
• low pressure 59%
• effect 15%
• shear strength 10%
• compressive strength 10%
• water content 8%
• compression 8%
• saturation 7%
• trend 5%
• product 5%
• test 4%

Agriculture & Biology

• silty soils 100%
• compacted soils 92%
• saturated conditions 49%
• shear strength 40%
• compression strength 36%
• testing 25%
• water content 23%

Engineering & Materials Science

• Soils 51%
• Density (specific gravity) 13%
• Water content 11%
• Shear strength 10%
• Compressive strength 9%
• Testing 5%