Research Article

The Effect of Fines and Temperature on the Mode I Fracture Characteristics of the Frozen Sand

Table 2

Summary of the water contents and dry unit weight of the specimens.

Temperature (°C)Fine contents (%)Water contents by weight (%)Dry unit weight (kN/m3)

−5019.7115.16
520.5515.41
1019.6615.73
1520.1515.61

−10020.5415.13
520.1015.58
1020.1915.57
1521.0915.71

−15020.1315.22
520.7915.38
1020.2215.73
1520.7215.73