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Normally consolidated clays have experienced their maximum effective stress, while overconsolidated clays experienced higher stress in the past. Overconsolidation increases strength and decreases permeability and settlement. It can be caused by excavation, glaciers, desiccation, or lowering of the water table. Consolidation is the decrease in soil volume from squeezing out pore water due to dissipation of excess pressure from imposed stress. The degree of consolidation is the ratio of compression at a time

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Mohamed Khalil

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