Development of Rapid Consolidation Equipment for Cohesive Soil

• Main Authors: Kassim, Khairul Anuar, A. Rashid, Ahmad Safuan, Kueh, Ahmad Beng Hong, Chong, Siaw Yah, Lam, Chee Siang, Mohd. Noor, Norhazilan, Moayedi, Hossein
• Format: Article
• Published: Kluwer Academic Publishers 2015
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/58298/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10706-014-9819-7
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

In this study, rapid consolidation cell equipment (RACE) was developed as an alternative device to the conventional consolidation test using Oedometer to determine the consolidation characteristic of cohesive soil. RACE operates based on the constant rate of strain (CRS) consolidation theory, which...