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    This document outlines the goals and procedures for a soil mechanics laboratory session on oedometric compression and consolidation. The session will involve determining intrinsic soil properties, calculating the oedometric modulus, comparing void ratios from charts and calculations, deducing swelling and compression indexes, calculating the coefficient of consolidation, and determining the time needed for partial consolidation based on given thickness and consolidation criteria. Formulas and theoretical concepts are reviewed to support calculations and analysis in the session.

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    This document outlines the goals and procedures for a soil mechanics laboratory session on oedometric compression and consolidation. The session will involve determining intrinsic soil properties, calculating the oedometric modulus, comparing void ratios from charts and calculations, deducing swelling and compression indexes, calculating the coefficient of consolidation, and determining the time needed for partial consolidation based on given thickness and consolidation criteria. Formulas and theoretical concepts are reviewed to support calculations and analysis in the session.

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    This document outlines the goals and procedures for a soil mechanics laboratory session on oedometric compression and consolidation. The session will involve determining intrinsic soil properties, calculating the oedometric modulus, comparing void ratios from charts and calculations, deducing swelling and compression indexes, calculating the coefficient of consolidation, and determining the time needed for partial consolidation based on given thickness and consolidation criteria. Formulas and theoretical concepts are reviewed to support calculations and analysis in the session.

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    Soil mechanics

    CNST-H-302

    Practical sessions

    Brussels Faculty of Engineering (Bruface)


    Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
    Vrij Universiteit Brussel (VUB)

    Building, Architecture and Town Planning (BATir)

    Oedometric compression and consolidation


    (OCC)

    15 October 2020
    1

    Theoretical recall
    History of the stress sate of the soil
    2

    Theoretical recall
    Relation between the void ratio and the consolidation
    3

    Theoretical recall
    Oedometric test

    Typical results of an oedometric test


    4

    Session #3
    Goals

    - Deal with intrinsic properties (w, e, gd, Sr, …) [see session #1]
    - Calculate Oedometric modulus Eoed
    - Compare void ration e from charts and calculation
    - Deduce swelling and compression indexes (Cs and Cc)
    - Calculate coefficient of consolidation cv
    - Determine time needed for partial consolidation (U50 and U90)
    5

    Recall
    Oedometric Modulus
    𝜎′𝑣1 𝜎′𝑣2

    ∆𝜎′𝑣
    𝐸𝑜𝑒𝑑 =
    ∆𝜀𝑣 𝜀𝑣1

    ∆𝜎′𝑣 =𝜎′𝑣2 -𝜎′𝑣1 𝜀𝑣2

    ∆𝜀𝑣 =𝜀2 − 𝜀1
    6

    Recall
    Oedometric Modulus
    𝜎′𝑣1 𝜎′𝑣2

    ∆𝜎′𝑣
    𝐸𝑜𝑒𝑑 =
    ∆𝜀𝑣 𝜀𝑣1

    ∆𝜎′𝑣 =𝜎′𝑣2 -𝜎′𝑣1 𝜀𝑣2

    ∆𝜀𝑣 =𝜀2 − 𝜀1
    7

    Calculate oedometric modulus


    for various loading step

    ∆𝜎′𝑣
    𝐸𝑜𝑒𝑑 =
    ∆𝜀𝑣
    8

    Void ration e
    Evolution until the final state (staturation – loading – unloading)

    Calculate the final void ratio


    Loading using the given data
    Saturation concerning the vertical
    settlement

    Unloading
    Recall : DV = Dh . S
    if Sr = 1  DV = DVw
    ’v [kPa]
    log ’v [kPa] 0 1 2 3
    9

    Swelling and compression


    Calculate the coefficient Cs and Cc

    Loading

    Saturation

    Unloading 𝜎′𝑣 +Δ𝜎′𝑣 𝜎′2


    Δ𝑒 = −𝐶𝑠 𝑙𝑜𝑔 =−𝐶𝑠 𝑙𝑜𝑔
    𝜎′𝑣 𝜎′1

    𝜎′𝑣 +Δ𝜎′𝑣 𝜎′2


    ’v [kPa]
    log ’v [kPa] 0
    Δ𝑒 = −𝐶𝑐 𝑙𝑜𝑔 =−𝐶𝑠 𝑙𝑜𝑔
    1 2 3 𝜎′𝑣 𝜎′1
    10

    Consolidation coefficient cv
    Method Log (t)
    11

    Consolidation coefficient cv
    Method sqrt(t)
    12

    Coefficient of permeability k
    Expression

    k . Eoed
    Cv 
    gw

    Where Cv : coefficient of consolidation


    k : coefficient of permeability
    Eoed : Oedometric modulus
    gw : unit weight of the water
    13

    Consolidation
    Time needed for U50 and U90

    𝐶𝑣 . 𝑡
    𝑇𝑣 =
    𝐻2

    Where Cv : coefficient of consolidation


    t : time
    H : Thickness of the layer
    Tv : Analytic solution
    = 0,198 for U50
    = 0,848 for U90

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