Radial Flow Consolidation Testing
by S.J. Trautwein, Graduate Research Assistant; Civil Engineering Department, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX,R.E. Olson, Professor; Civil Engineering Department, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX,
R.L. Thomas, Engineer; Phillips Petroleum Company, Bartlesville, OK,
Part of: From Soil Behavior Fundamentals to Innovations in Geotechnical Engineering: Honoring Roy E. Olson
Abstract:
A radial flow consolidation cell that can be used with commercially available loading frames was developed and a series of tests were performed on samples of sedimented kaolin. Simple curve fitting methods are discussed for the calculation of the radial coefficient of consolidation for both radially inwards and outwards drainage using either free or equal strain theory. Test results indicated that consolidation is retarded due to a smear zone when rigid drains are used and that the free strain theory works better in reducing the data.
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Subject Headings: Load tests | Strain | Radial flow | Drainage | Consolidated soils | Sediment loads | Sediment
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