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Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/11375/31719
Title: ANALYSIS OF THE RATES OF CONSOLIDATION FOR PEAT
Authors: Lo, Mei-Ban
Advisor: Wilson, N. E.
Department: Civil Engineering
Keywords: Peat;Rate of Consolidation;Void-ration;O-ring
Publication Date: May-1964
Abstract: An analysis of peat consolidation on the basis of consolidation rates is described. The effects of sample height, applied stress and initial void-ratio on consolidation were studied. Equations describing the rates of consolidation in the laboratory were derived and transferred to nomographic form.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/11375/31719
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