Coefficient of Secondary Compression
- 1 January 1973
- journal article
- Published by American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) in Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division
- Vol. 99 (1) , 123-137
- https://doi.org/10.1061/jsfeaq.0001840
Abstract
The mechanism of secondary compression in soils can be described in terms of changes in soil structure. Instant and delayed compression are parts of the continuous process of volume change, and for normally consolidated natural soils, the coefficient of secondary compression and compression index is influenced by such factors as time, consolidation pressure, precompression, sustained loading, remolding, shear stresses, rate of increase in effective stress, sample thickness, and temperature. Of all the factors considered, precompression and sustained loading have the most important influence on the coefficient of secondary compression.Keywords
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