FIELD COMPRESSIBILITY OF SOFT SENSITIVE NORMALLY CONSOLIDATED CLAYS

Abstract

An effort is made to predict field compressibility of soft, sensitive, normally consolidated clays by utilizing the Atterberg limits, natural water content and sensitivity values of the material. A relationship between the ratio of remolded compression index to the field compression index, liquidity index and sensitivity is developed. Values of compressibility estimated on the basis of the developed relationship show very good agreement with actual values of field compressibility for three soft, sensitive, normally consolidated clays. /AUTHOR/