Effects of High Shearing Rates on the Shear Behavior of Saturated Loess Using Ring Shear Tests

Table 3

Summary of ring shear test results.

Test number	Shearing condition		Shearing state value
	Shearing rate (mm/min)	Normal stress (kPa)	(kPa)	(kPa)	(kPa)	(mm)
RS_1	131	100	63.3	57.5	6.20	2.031
RS_2	131	200	114.5	109.1	7.00	2.722
RS_3	131	300	172.7	167.0	7.74	3.541
RS_4	262	100	56.6	50.6	7.50	1.392
RS_5	262	200	101.5	92.6	7.92	2.107
RS_6	262	300	149.2	128.1	8.32	2.826
RS_7	393	100	49.4	36.1	9.30	1.257
RS_8	393	200	79.3	68.2	9.79	1.922
RS_9	393	300	113.7	104.5	11.50	2.372

: peak shear strength; : shear strength at steady state; , : pore-water pressure and axial displacement when the shear was stopped.