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Evolution of soil fabric during deposition, sedimentation and subsequent shearing has been the focus of innumerous experimental and numerical studies in the past. However, the effect of inclined bedding plane on the mechanical behavior of granular materials has not been well recognized mostly due to the difficulties associated with the relevant simulations in the laboratory. In this study, a comprehensive experimental program is carried out to rigorously examine the significant influence of inclined bedding plane and deposition angle on the mechanical behavior of sands over a wide range of strains, from very small to large levels. To this end, specimens at different bedding plane angles are first prepared, frozen and then subjected to several consolidated drained (CD), consolidated undrained (CU) and bender element tests. Results show that the small strain shear stiffness and tangent axial stiffness are heavily …