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Record 1 1989-04-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
  • Foundation Engineering
DEF

Coefficient utilized in the theory of consolidation, containing the physical constants of a soil that effect its rate of volume change.

CONT

The term cv is the coefficient of consolidation from the usual laboratory consolidation test; N is the number of pervious boundaries, one or two; and T is the time factor, a dimensionless parameter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanique des sols
  • Technique des fondations
CONT

Le terme cv représente le coefficient de consolidation déduit de l'essai courant en laboratoire, N est le nombre des faces drainantes (une ou deux) et T le facteur temps, paramètre sans dimension.

Spanish

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