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Small strain stiffness of red mudstone fill material under anisotropic stress state
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Kang CHEN1, Gaoqiao WU1, 2, *, Shao YUE1, Xingyu KANG3
Chinese Journal of Rock Mechanics and Engineering | 2026, 45(2) : 496 - 508
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Chinese Journal of Rock Mechanics and Engineering | 2026, 45(2): 496-508
Small strain stiffness of red mudstone fill material under anisotropic stress state
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Kang CHEN1, Gaoqiao WU1, 2, *, Shao YUE1, Xingyu KANG3
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  • 1.School of Transportation, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha, Hunan 410114, China
  • 2.National Key Laboratory of Green and Long-life Road Engineering in Extreme Environment, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha, Hunan 410114, China
  • 3.School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha, Hunan 410114, China
Published: 2026-02-01 doi: 10.3724/1000-6915.jrme.2025.0647
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This paper investigates the effect of anisotropic stress states on the small strain stiffness of red mudstone fill material (RMF). A comprehensive experimental program was conducted, including 18 triaxial-bender element tests, 4 isotropic consolidation tests, and 6 stress-controlled loading-unloading tests. The results indicate that the normalized strength is well characterized by the nonlinear strength envelope. Under isotropic stress conditions, the small strain stiffness increases with mean stress, which can be described by a power equation. During conventional triaxial shear, small strain stiffness increases at low axial strains. When the axial strain exceeds 2%, the damage point can be identified, at which point small strain stiffness decreases by more than 25% with further axial strain. A power model has been employed to characterize the small strain stiffness and shear stress at both the damage point and peak point. Unloading at stress states below the damage point results in an increase in small strain stiffness. Conversely, due to irreversible structural disturbance, unloading at stress states above the damage point leads to a progressive reduction in small strain stiffness. The difference in small strain stiffness at various unloading points can exceed 30%. Therefore, the coupled effects of stress history and stress path should be considered for accurate determination of small strain stiffness, as the conventional monotonic model is not applicable in such coupled scenarios.

rock mechanics  /  subgrade fill material  /  red mudstone  /  small strain stiffness  /  anisotropic stress state  /  structure damage
Kang CHEN, Gaoqiao WU, Shao YUE, Xingyu KANG. Small strain stiffness of red mudstone fill material under anisotropic stress state[J]. Chinese Journal of Rock Mechanics and Engineering, 2026 , 45 (2) : 496 -508 . DOI: 10.3724/1000-6915.jrme.2025.0647
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China(52508478; 52578503)
  • Postdoctoral Fellowship Program of China Postdoctoral Science Foundation under(GZC20251121)
Year 2026 volume 45 Issue 2
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doi: 10.3724/1000-6915.jrme.2025.0647
  • Receive Date:2025-09-01
  • Online Date:2026-06-18
  • Published:2026-02-01
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  • Received:2025-09-01
  • Revised:2025-11-03
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National Natural Science Foundation of China(52508478; 52578503)
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program of China Postdoctoral Science Foundation under(GZC20251121)
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    1.School of Transportation, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha, Hunan 410114, China
    2.National Key Laboratory of Green and Long-life Road Engineering in Extreme Environment, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha, Hunan 410114, China
    3.School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha, Hunan 410114, China

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* WU Gaoqiao (1993–), professor, is engaged in mechanical behavior of problematic soil. E-mail:
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表12种不同金属材料的力学参数

Family
属数
Number of
genus
种数
Number of
species
占总种数比例
Percentage of
total species (%)

Genus
种数
Number of
species
占总种数比例
Percentage of total
species (%)
鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae 2 11 5.26 鹅膏菌属 Amanita 10 4.78
小菇科 Mycenaceae 2 12 5.74 丝盖伞属 Inocybe 5 2.39
多孔菌科 Polyporaceae 8 14 6.70 蜡蘑属 Laccaria 5 2.39
红菇科 Russulaceae 3 23 11.00 小皮伞属 Marasmius 6 2.87
小菇属 Mycena 11 5.26
光柄菇属 Pluteus 5 2.39
红菇属 Russula 17 8.13
栓菌属 Trametes 5 2.39
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