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Table 8.2
Isotropic compression and swelling - Example 8.2
Point Mean effective stress p
(kPa)
Overconsolidation ratio R
p
Specific volume v
A
60
1
2.43
B
200
1
2.19
C
600
1
1.97
D
300
2
2.01
E
150
4
2.04
Further reading
Atkinson, J. H. and P. L. Bransby (1978)
The Mechanics of Soils,
McGraw-Hill, London.
Muir Wood, D. M. (1991)
Soil Behaviour and Critical State Soil Mechanics,
Cambridge
University Press, Cambridge.
