Consolidation: The dissipation of pore water from the soil due to long static load is called Consolidation in soil condition: it occurs only in saturated clay.. in which with the passage of time the water expel out and the building get settlement In gravels and sand there is no phenomenon of consolidation because they have a very high permeability so there is no water in their pores.. For consolidation the saturated clay and long static load is required. Effects: Settlement of structures.. Cracks in wall, foundation etc Settlement in a house Practicle example: Pisa tower is tilted due to the effect of consolidation.. there is clay beneath its foundation.. Test used to find settlement: The consolidation test is used find consolidation. The apparatus used for this is consolidometer. It is used to find the primary settlement Parameters for this test is Load Deformation Time Solution of consolidation: If a soil h...
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