Effect of Dry-Wet Cycling on the Mechanical Properties of High-Water Materials

Table 3

Average peak stress and elastic modulus of specimens under different dry-wet cycles.

State	Cycles	Peak stress (MPa)			Elastic modulus (MPa)
		3 : 1	4 : 1	5 : 1	3 : 1	4 : 1	5 : 1
Saturated	0	1.58	0.89	0.57	174	95	76
	3	1.65	0.95	0.51	180	106	63
	6	1.73	0.98	0.46	196	121	54
	9	1.78	0.95	0.42	210	109	49
	12	1.80	0.9	0.36	239	106	44
	15	1.78	0.87	0.32	200	90	40
Dehydrating	1	1.48	0.83	0.51	148	90	65
	3	1.56	0.87	0.47	175	92	60
	6	1.68	0.91	0.42	187	110	52
	9	1.72	0.84	0.38	197	91	48
	12	1.75	0.78	0.35	218	88	42
	15	1.73	0.72	0.31	182	85	34