Closure to 'Effect of Grain Size Distribution of Sandy Soil on Shearing Behaviors at Soil-Structure Interface' by Han-Lin Wang, Wan-Huan Zhou, Zhen-Yu Yin, and Xi-Xi Jie

摘要

We appreciate the discusser, Dr. Diyaljee, for his interest and insightful comments for our study. As recommended by Dr. Diyaljee, the testing data of the three references Potyondy (1961), Han et al. (2018), and Tovar-Valencia et al. (2018) are added into the comparison of the friction angle at peak state (including the data of both internal friction angle and interface friction angle of various soils). The effects of the coefficient of uniformity C_u and the normalized surface roughness R_n on the interface friction angle are further discussed. In addition, some further demonstrations are made for the influential parameters on the soil-structure interaction.