Coefficient of Consolidation and Volume Change for 3-D Consolidation

Coefficient of Consolidation by Inflection Point Method

The coefficient of consolidation in the Terzaghi theory of consolidation has been commonly determined by fitting the theory to observed compression with time in an incremental loading oedometer test. The Terzaghi theory is applicable to compression and swelling. A similar coefficient governed by horizontal permeability is used in the Barron formulation of consolidation with vertical drains. The...

Coefficient of consolidation by plotting velocity against displacement

Neuronal polarity: consolidation for growth, growth for consolidation

Axonal elongation involves the coordinated assembly and activation of molecular pathways in response to environmental signals. Neurons sense the environment at growth cones to decide on further growth, arborization or consolidation. The work by Ana Mingorance-Le Meur and Timothy P. O’Connor highlights the important role of neurite shaft dynamics in the consolidation process. The establishment o...

A Stabilized Finite Volume Element Formulation for Sedimentation-Consolidation Processes

A model of sedimentation-consolidation processes in so-called clarifier-thickener units is given by a parabolic equation describing the evolution of the local solids concentration coupled with a version of the Stokes system for an incompressible fluid describing the motion of the mixture. In cylindrical coordinates, and if an axially symmetric solution is assumed, the original problem reduces t...

Consolidation in the presence of sorption and consolidation-induced advection

13 For solute transport in a deformable clay liner, the importance of consolidation 14 in the presence of sorption and consolidation-induced advection are well known. 15 Here a one-dimensional coupled consolidation and solute transport model for a 16 partially saturated porous medium, including the new features of finite strain and 17 geometric and material nonlinearity, is proposed. A new boun...