... The use of desktop microcomputers for automatic data acquisition of consolidation test data and data analyses is discussed. The various electrical sensing devices used to measure several test parameters are briefly described. In addition to using the desktop computer for automatic data...

... Consolidation tests have been conducted on a fibrous peat using a 254-mm-diameter hydraulic oedometer which was modified to accommodate force and pressure transducers. These transducers were used to evaluate the side friction acting on the peat and to record the distribution of applied pressure...

... Natural cementation in cohesive soils can have a significant effect on the apparent maximum past pressure (¯ σ vm ) estimated from one-dimensional consolidation tests. Relatively small amounts of calcium carbonate (CaCO 3 ), above a threshold value of about 2 percent by weight, appear to cement...

... Consolidation tests on a soft marine clay formation indicated that it was normally consolidated when the tests were performed on cores obtained with a 2-in.-diameter (54-mm) tube sampler and overconsolidated by 0.16 tons/ft 2 (kg/cm 2 ) when the tests were performed on cores obtained with a 5...