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Effect of Moisture on Mechanical Behavior of Granular Material in Initial Laboratory and Mechanical Tests

Przemyslaw Rokitowski, Marcin Grygierek
Transactions of the VSB - Technical University of Ostrava, Civil Engineering Series
2018, Volume 18, Issue 1, Pages 24-30
Doi: 10.31490/tces-2018-0005
In this article authors present results of initial laboratory tests and further numerical analyses using finite element method (FEM) and back - calculation method. Laboratory tests are based on trial loadings of granular material in different moisture conditions. Numerical analyses were obtained in FEM software using Coulomb - Mohr model of tested material. Presented results are the part of wider research program in which the main aim is to evaluate the influence of variable moisture content of granular materials used in road pavement structures on their fatigue life and in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA).
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