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Mechanical Analogy on The Principle of Consolidation – Spring Analogical Model

Mechanical Analogy on The Principle of Consolidation The principle of consolidation can be explained with the help of a mechanical […]

Standard Proctor compaction test The object of this test is to determine the relationship between the water content and dry

Core Cutter Method For Determination of Field Density of Soil Core cutter method is used to determine in situ density

Degree Of Compaction The ratio of the field dry density (determined by core cutter or any other method )to the

What is Angle of Internal Friction(φ) It is the angle whose tangent (tanφ) is the ratio of frictional resistance along any

Definition of Shear Strength of Soil The shear stress produced in a loaded soil mass tends to deform the soil

Normal Stress and Shear Stress Any stress can be resolved into two co-planar components. One component acting normal to a given

Specific Gravity(G) Specific gravity is defined as the ratio of the weight of a given volume of soil solids at a

Following are the definition and equation of porosity, void ratio, water content, and degree of saturation: 1. What is Porosity

Density The density or unit weight of a soil mass is defined as its weight per unit volume. a. What