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Fig. 4. Variation of the Young modulus E with the maximum deviatoric stress q max observed in re-constituted composite samples: comparison of the elastic moduli evaluated during initial loading and from the unloading-reloading cycle (left); influence of fiber content and type (rigth).

Acknowledgements

The study was supported by the Ministry of University of the Italian Government. Tests were carried out at the Geotechnical Laboratory (Politecnico di Milano). The valuable assistance of E. Iscandri is gratefully acknowledged.

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