Effects of wetting on mechanical behavior and particle crushing of a mudstone particle mixture

The soil particles may be crushed during the loading (Hardin 1985; Lade et al. 1996; Coop et al. 2004; Lobo-Guerrero and Vallejo 2005; Casini and Viggiani 2011). The particle crushing may be induced by some factors, such as the applied stress, initial grading (Coop et al. 2004), and changing in water content (Jamei et al. 2011). In the present study, the problem of the particle crushing of the mudstone particle mixture is also investigated.