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How to Conduct Consolidation Test of Soil? | Soil Engineering

Consolidation test consists of applying the pressure on a thin soil specimen in increments and keeping each pressure increment for sufficient time until the consolidation of the soil specimen and measurement of the vertical deformation of the soil specimen due to expulsion of pore water. All consolidation parameters including av, mv, Cc, cv etc. can be determined from the consolidation [...]

By Trishna B|2018-02-16T16:52:00+00:00February 16, 2018|Soil Consolidation|Comments Off

Three-Dimensional Consolidation of Soil | Soil Engineering

Terzaghi's theory of consolidation assumes that the expulsion of pore water during consolidation takes place in vertical direction alone. This is generally true for most of the cases, where the pervious layers, which form the drainage faces, are horizontal, located above and /or below the compressible soil layer. In some special cases, where vertical sand drains or sand wicks are [...]

By Trishna B|2018-02-16T16:51:59+00:00February 16, 2018|Soil Consolidation|Comments Off