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dc.contributor.advisorCollazos, Omaira
dc.contributor.authorGarcía Betancourt, José A.
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-26T11:58:29Z
dc.date.available2020-10-26T11:58:29Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.identifier.citationGarcía Betancourt, J. A. (2013). Evaluation of the horizontal coefficient of consolidation determined by one dimensional consolidation tests for soft saturated soil [Unpublished manuscript]. Graduate School, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12475/904
dc.descriptionDesign Project Article for the Graduate Programs at Polytechnic University of Puerto Ricoen_US
dc.description.abstractWhen determining time of consolidation at a project site where a soft clay soil profile is present the coefficients of vertical and horizontal consolidation are key parameters, when vertical drains are used. The coefficient of vertical consolidation, cv , can be obtained with a consolidation test. The horizontal coefficient of consolidation, ch, is typically estimated or determined by field tests. For this project the ch value was obtained by consolidation laboratory test. Ten consolidation tests were performed on five samples obtained at different sites in Puerto Rico. Five consolidation tests were performed to provide vertical drainage and the other five were performed so radial drainage would be provided. The experimental results were compared to empirical values provided by the Federal Highway Authority of Transportation. Values of ch, can be assumed to be equal to 1 to 2 times the cv value and would be a conservative value to determine the time of consolidation for a given project. Further field studies such as trial embankments may be performed to better understand the effect of the soil profile to the values of ch. Key Terms- Drains, Horizontal Coefficient of Consolidation, Saturated Clays, Vertical Coefficient of Consolidation.en_US
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dc.publisherPolytechnic University of Puerto Ricoen_US
dc.relation.ispartofCivil Engineering;
dc.relation.ispartofseriesSpring-2013;
dc.relation.haspartSan Juanen_US
dc.subject.lcshSoil Mechanics
dc.subject.lcshPolytechnic University of Puerto Rico--Graduate students--Research
dc.titleEvaluation of the Horizontal Coefficient of Consolidation Determined by One Dimensional Consolidation Tests for Soft Saturated Soilen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.rights.holderPolytechnic University of Puerto Rico, Graduate Schoolen_US


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