Experimental Study on the Effect of Coarse Grain Content on the Dilatancy and Particle Breakage Characteristics of Coarse-Grained Soils

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Figure 3: Experimental Study on the Effect of Coarse Grain Content on the Dilatancy and Particle Breakage Characteristics of Coarse-Grained Soils 