Coarse-grained soil is commonly used as fill material for subbase and base layers in road construction, and its mechanical properties are crucial for the service performance of the entire roadbed structure.To investigate the effects of fine content and initial matric suction on the mechanical properties of unsaturated coarse-grained soil, this study conducted soil-water characteristic curve tests and undrained triaxial tests under different matric suctions on five types of coarse-grained soil with varying fine content.The test results indicate that the soil-water characteristic curves of coarse-grained soil are influenced by the fine content.At the same volumetric water content, specimens with higher fine content exhibit greater matric suction.Under the same initial matric suction, as the fine content increases, the degree of strain softening in coarse-grained soil gradually decreases, while the peak strength experiences a rapid decline.Both the internal friction angle and cohesion of the shear strength parameters show a downward trend.Specifically, the internal friction angle decreases slowly until the fine content reaches 6%, after which it drops sharply.Meanwhile, the cohesion initially decreases rapidly and becomes relatively stable after the fine content reaches 9%.These findings provide technical guidance for the design and stability assessment of coarse-grained soil embankments in road construction.
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