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Oct 1971
Consolidation at Constant Rate of Strain
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VIEW THE REPLYAuthors: Anwar E. Z. Wissa, AM.ASCE, John T. Christian, M.ASCE, Edward H. Davis, and Sigurd Heiberg, AM.ASCEAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division
Volume 97, Issue 10
Abstract
A new general purpose consolidometer for studying the one-dimensional consolidation behavior of soils is described. The test specimen can be loaded incrementally, as in the conventional test, at a constant rate of stress, or at a constant rate of strain. The apparatus can also be used to measure residual pore pressures and swell pressures during back pressure saturation at constant volume. Pore pressures are measured at the impervious base, and free drainage occurs from the top surface. A general solution to the consolidation equation is derived for conditions of constant rate of strain assuming constant cv. While particular solutions are given for both a linear soil having constant mv and a nonlinear soil with constant Cc, it is shown that for most purposes the linear solution is sufficiently accurate for interpreting constant rate of strain (CRSC) test results. The CRSC test is shown to be a simpler and much faster method for measuring the consolidation characteristics of soils than is the conventional test.
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Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division
Volume 97 • Issue 10 • October 1971
Pages: 1393 - 1413
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© 1971 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Feb 12, 2021
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Anwar E. Z. Wissa, AM.ASCE
Assoc. Prof. of Civ. Engrg., MIT, Cambridge, Mass.
John T. Christian, M.ASCE
Assoc. Prof. of Civ. Engrg., MIT, Cambridge, Mass.
Edward H. Davis
Prof. of Civ. Engrg., Univ. of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Sigurd Heiberg, AM.ASCE
Civ. Engr., Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, Oslo, Norway; formerly Research Asst., MIT, Cambridge, Mass.
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