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Figure 5.24
Primary, secondary and tertiary phases in oedometer compression.
Figure 5.25
Primary, secondary and tertiary phases in oedometer compression (strain vs. time plot
on a log-log scale).
of hydraulic conductivities. The highly colloidal amorphous peat tends to have lower
hydraulic conductivity compared to fibrous peats. The dominant factors, in addition
to the original structure and material characteristics that control hydraulic conductiv-
ity, are density (or degree of consolidation) and extent of decomposition. These factors
can change with time and result in a change in hydraulic conductivity. In its natural
