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Jan 1955
The Undisturbed Consolidation Behavior of Clay
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Volume 120, Issue 1
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Quantitative methods for correcting the results of the laboratory consolidation test for the effects of sample disturbance are presented. These methods are developed by attempting to answer several questions: What is the basic laboratory behavior and field behavior of a consolidating clay? How is this behavior modified by sample disturbance? What is the pattern of such modifications? These patterns are used as a basis for estimating, by extrapolation, the completely undisturbed conditions. Finally, an example of the results obtained by the use of the suggested methods is presented.
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Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers
Volume 120 • Issue 1 • January 1955
Pages: 1201 - 1227
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© 1955 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Feb 10, 2021
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John H. Schmertmann, JM.ASCE
United States Army, Snow, Ice, and Permafrost Research Est., Wilmette, Ill.; formerly Junior Soils Engr., Moran, Proctor, Mueser & Rutledge, New York, N. Y.
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