Abstract
This paper describes the observed formation of adhesion bonds during triaxial compression tests on naturally deposited sands under high confining pressures from 1000kPa-8000kPa. The experimental results show that the degrees of particle crushing and adhesive bonding inrease with increasing confining pressure. It was also found that the degree and permanence of bonding vareid with the type of soil or soil mineral and was strongly affected by the amount of the particle crushing during shearing.
