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Consolidation is a time-dependent settlement of completely saturated clayey
soil when subjected to increased loading. It is the decrease in soil volume by
squeezing out of pore water due to gradual dissipation of excess hydrostatic
pressure resulted by an imposed total stress. Consolidation parameter controlling
magnitude of consolidation is called coefficient of compressibility, generally
denoted by av. The time-rate of consolidation is controlled by coefficient of
consolidation, usually...