Consolidation Test
1. Porous stones are kept at the top and bottom of the specimen in consolidation test.
2. The vertical compression of the specimen is measured by means of ____.
3. In a consolidation test, the soil is ____.
4. Terzaghi's theory of one-dimensional consolidation assumes that the soil is:
5. The slope of the e-log σ' curve is known as the:
6. In the square root of time fitting method, the theoretical relationship is linear up to what degree of consolidation?
7. A clay layer 4m thick is sandwiched between two layers of sand. What is the drainage path length (d) for this clay layer?
8. The time factor (Tv) for 50% consolidation is approximately:
9. If the coefficient of consolidation (Cv) is 2 x 10⁻⁴ cm²/s, how long will it take for a 2cm thick laboratory sample (double drainage) to reach 50% consolidation?