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Terzaghi Consolidation
Terzaghi consolidation theory describes how water-saturated clay soils compress over time as excess pore water pressure dissipates and effective stress increases. Formulated by Karl Terzaghi in 1943, this foundational theory enables prediction of settlement rates for foundations on compressible soils, a critical design concern in geotechnical engineering.
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Sources
- Terzaghi, K. (1943). Theoretical Soil Mechanics. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN: 0-471-85305-1
- Taylor, D. W. (1948). Fundamentals of Soil Mechanics. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN: 0-471-85305-1
- Kelly, R. B. (1995). Settlement of embankments on soft soils. Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 121(5), 373-384. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9410(1995)121:5(373) ↗