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Definition
| caused by the elastic deformation of dry soil and of moist and saturated soils without any change in the moisture content |
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Term
| Primary Consolidation Settlement |
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Definition
| the result of a volume change in saturated cohesive soils because of the expulsion of water that occupies the void spaces |
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| Secondary Consolidation Settlement |
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Definition
| result of the plastic adjustment of soil fabrics |
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Term
| Over-consolidation Ratio (OCR) |
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Definition
| preconsolidation pressure/present effective vertical pressure |
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Term
| Preconsolidation Pressure |
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Definition
| The historical maximum effective pressure exerted on the soil |
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Definition
| present effective pressure is equal to the preconsolidation pressure |
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Term
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Definition
| slope of the e-log sig'_0 plot |
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Term
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Definition
| slope of the unloading curve, soil swells back up after unloading |
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