SYMPOSIA PAPER Published: 01 January 1986
STP34634S

Determination of Consolidation Parameters by Selfweight Consolidation Test in Centrifuge

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Consolidation parameters such as volume compressibility, mv, and permeability, k, of very soft slurry clay are difficult to obtain from a conventional oedometer test. A selfweight consolidation test in a centrifuge is available as an alternative test. The mv value is calculated from the f-log p relationship which is obtained from a correlation between volume ratio f and effective overburden pressure along the specimen depth after self-weight consolidation, and k is obtained from the initial settlement rate of a singly drained selfweight consolidation test. Some examples of determination of these parameters are shown for four highly plastic clays. The effect of particle segregation on these parameters in a high centrifugal acceleration field is also discussed.

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Takada, N
Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan
Mikasa, M
Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan
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Developed by Committee: D18
Pages: 548–566
DOI: 10.1520/STP34634S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-4962-5
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-0446-4