This study aims at scrutinizing the long-term consolidation characteristics of lowly organic soils sampled at two different regions of chunbuk province. The standard consolidation test and the single load consolidation test were performed about these ...
This study aims at scrutinizing the long-term consolidation characteristics of lowly organic soils sampled at two different regions of chunbuk province. The standard consolidation test and the single load consolidation test were performed about these samples and especially in case of the latter the loading period was 350 days.
The linerar correlation was showed between the long-term settlement time and the void ratio and therefore equations by regression analysis were derived in order to estimate the long-term settlement. The slope of straight lines increased according in the increase of the load step and secondary consolidation coefficients ranged from 0.035-0.160.
The secondary consolidation coefficient became linealy proportional to the compression index and the ratio of Cα to Cc was 0.054.