preconsolidation pressure
1Oedometer test — Incremental Loading frame developed by Bishop An oedometer test is a kind of geotechnical investigation performed in geotechnical engineering that measures a soil s consolidation properties. Oedometer tests are performed by applying different… …
2Arthur Casagrande — Infobox Person name = Arthur Casagrande image size =220px caption = Arthur Casagrande birth date = August 28, 1902 birth place = Haidenschaft, Austria death date = September 6, 1981 death place = education = occupation = Civil engineer,… …
3Consolidation (soil) — Consolidation is a process by which soils decrease in volume. According to Karl Terzaghi consolidation is any process which involves decrease in water content of a saturated soil without replacement of water by air. [citation needed] In general… …
4Soil mechanics — is a discipline that applies principles of engineering mechanics, e.g. kinematics, dynamics, fluid mechanics, and mechanics of material, to predict the mechanical behavior of soils. Together with Rock mechanics, it is the basis for solving many… …
