What is Consolidation?

Consolidation a time-related process of draining some water out of the voids

ONE DIMENSIONAL CONSOLIDATION TEST /
OEDOMETER TEST
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was first suggested by Karl Terzaghi (1925)

performed in a consolidometer
has 3 distinct stages: Initial compression, Primary consolidation & Secondary
consolidation

CONSOLIDOMETER
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the compressibility of a saturated, clay water system which is determined by the

apparatus in the figure:

usually performed at room temperature, in floating or fixed rings (dia. 5-11cm and
ht. 2-4cm)

The Need for Consolidation Theory

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to predict the magnitude and the rate of consolidation settlements

Differential settlements