Comparative Investigation on Small-Strain Stiffness Characteristics of Undisturbed and Compacted Highly Weathered Granites at Various Densities

Figure 13

SEM photos of HWG and HWB R3: (a) original state for undisturbed HWG (); (b) effective consolidation pressure 900 kPa for undisturbed HWG (); (c) the natural state for remolded HWG R3 (); (d) effective consolidation pressure 900 kPa for remolded HWG R3 (). (Figures 13(a) and 13(b) from Wang et al. [26] Figure 13).

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