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Compressibility Properties
Virgin Compression Index, C
c
Recompression Index, C
r
Reference Pressure, σ'
v,ref
, kPa
Reference Void Ratio, e
σv',ref
Specific Gravity of Solids, G
s
Permeability Properties
Reference Permeability, k
ref
(m/s)
Reference Void Ratio, e
k,ref
Coefficient of Permeability Variation, C
k
Secondary Compression Properties
Input Type:
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Advanced
Secondary Compression Index, C
α
t
ref
(s)
Loading Conditions
Height, H (m)
Initial Overburden Pressure, q
o
(kPa)
Vertical Total Stress Change, Δq (kPa)
Initial Excess Pore Pressure Ratio, r
u
OCR
Void Ratio
σp'
Number of Elements, N
Number of Time Steps
Max Time, t
max
(s)
Convergence Tolerance, tol
Drainage Boundary Condition
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Seconds
Minutes
Hours
Days
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Years
Isochrones
Depth Axis:
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Settlement Versus Time
Plotted Pore Pressures (10 isochrones)
Plotted Void Ratios (10 isochrones)
Plotted Nodal Depths (10 isochrones)
Plotted Effective Stresses (10 isochrones)
All Pore Pressures (Ntime isochrones)
All Void Ratios (Ntime isochrones)
All Nodal Depths (Ntime isochrones)
All Effective Stress (Ntime isochrones)
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Citation
Brandenberg, S.J. (2017). “iConsol.js: A javascript implicit finite difference code for nonlinear consolidation and secondary compression.”
International Journal of Geomechanics
, 17(6) [
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