ABSTRACT
The article presents results of studies on changes in physical and mechanical characteristics of clay soil in a triaxial stress state under mixed-mode loading, obtained at the Kazan State University of Architecture and Engineering. It has been experimentally proved and theoretically justified that under triaxial mixed-mode loading, zones of different density occur, with changes in physical and mechanical characteristics of soil in such zones, and moisture migration within the sample volume between the zones is observed, which contributes to the process of microcrack “healing” and restoration of coagulation bonds between particles of clay soil.
