GEOTECH N HARSH

FOR COARSE GRAINED SOLLS :

NO 4
CHECK SIEVE .

FOR FINE-GRAINED SOLL :

 TIME RATE OF CONSOLIDATION

-how long will the consolidation be

process completed

t =

Tv(HDR)
Cy

Time Factor ,
i

%
I
TV =
when 0 LU160 %

TV =
1 781-0
. .

93309 (100 -

) When 60 % (U(100 %

HDR -

the distance travelled of the

farthest the
water particle out of day layer
.

the flow water is vertical

of
only

ONL -WAY Two

way
=

↑ i sand

In
day ↑

· Clay
↓
IIIIIIIIIIII

HDR =
H sand

HDR
=
Coefficient of Consolidation ,
C

K K-permeability
CX =

My Uw

My-coefficient of volume compressibility

coefficient of compressibility ,
ay

slope of voidratio -

pressure curve on an arithmetic scale

av = 4
=
-

(e2-ei) =
ei-E2

AP P2-P , P2-Pl

Volume
coefficient of Compressibility ,
My

(4
-

sis
My
= 4
=

4P

4/S
Cited
mx
e-e2
=
=
-

1 + Vv/s
My De
-(ez-ei)
-
=
Ay :

I tea 1 + to I to

LV
-

I
e-e2

V
↓ teo