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instability line: a standalone construct

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Geotechnical engineering

line through the peaks of undrained stress paths of loose sand above which the soil becomes unstable and can liquefy statically.

In geotechnical engineering, instability line refers to line through the peaks of undrained stress paths of loose sand above which the soil becomes unstable and can liquefy statically. This meaning comes from Lade (1992) in Journal of Geotechnical Engineering.[1]

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References

Lade, P. V. (1992). Static Instability and Liquefaction of Loose Fine Sandy Slopes. Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 118(1), 51-71. https://doi.org/10.1061/(asce)0733-9410(1992)118:1(51)

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