ABSTRACT
When a sample is loaded it deforms and it may ‘break’ if the loading reaches the strength of the material. The basic theories of cohesion, friction, elasticity and plasticity for strength and stiffness of materials are applied to soils.
When a sample is loaded it deforms and it may ‘break’ if the loading reaches the strength of the material. The basic theories of cohesion, friction, elasticity and plasticity for strength and stiffness of materials are applied to soils.