Consolidated-undrained triaxial shear tests were conducted at different strain rates and confining pressures to study the effects of strain rates on the effective deviatoric stress and pore water pressure of thawed saturated Harbin clay(TSHC). The results show that the thawed saturated Harbin clay presents an overconsolidation characteristic when the confining pressure is less than 240 kPa, and normally or slightly over-consolidation characteristic under the confining pressure of 240 kPa. The strength of th...