Consolidation testing of peaty clay

dc.contributor.author	Kugan, R
dc.contributor.author	Puswewala, UGA
dc.contributor.author	Kulathilaka, SAS
dc.contributor.author	Peiris, TA
dc.date.accessioned	2013-12-27T13:32:19Z
dc.date.available	2013-12-27T13:32:19Z
dc.date.issued	2003
dc.identifier.uri	http://dl.lib.mrt.ac.lk/handle/123/9572
dc.description.abstract	The first rational theory to explain the settlements occurring in saturated clays was the 1- D theory of consolidation proposed by Terzaghi (1925). One of the main advantages of the theoretical modelling of consolidation is that it becomes possible to carryout laboratory tests on thin samples of clay. a few centimetres thick (with one increment of load normally maintained for 24 hours). and then from the laboratory results predict the settlements in the field where the clay layer may be several meters thick and where the settlements may take place over a long period of time.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.title	Consolidation testing of peaty clay	en_US
dc.type	Conference-Extended-Abstract	en_US
dc.identifier.year	2003	en_US
dc.identifier.conference	ERU Research for industry	en_US
dc.identifier.pgnos	E5-E6	en_US
dc.identifier.proceeding	Proceeding of the 9th annual symposium	en_US