Abstract
In this paper, we investigate distribution characteristics of granule strength for various granular soils according to the experimental results. The main conclusions are as follows. Namely, statistical distribution of granule strength can be approximated fairly well by negative binomial distribution. Also, granule strength is different by material and particle size. Particularly the smaller particle size becomes, the more average rupture stress increases. Furthermore, the drop of granule strength by submersion is clearly recognized, etc.