Lessons From Oedometer Tests on High Quality Samples
Publication: Journal of Geotechnical Engineering
Volume 112, Issue 8
Abstract
A well planned and carefully executed program of oedometer tests on high quality undisturbed samples is shown to provide considerable practical information about the soil properties of a natural, very stiff clay deposit. The effects of sample disturbance and type of oedometer on the preconsolidation stress are shown. A special long‐term oedometer test verified earlier results that is practically constant during secondary compression. Destructuration due to a single unload‐reload cycle caused a significant decrease in the coefficient of secondary compression. The practical implications of these test results are also examined.
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Volume 112 • Issue 8 • August 1986
Pages: 768 - 776
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