Question

The consolidation settlement can be computed by ______

(a) using coefficient of volume change only

(b) using voids ratio only

(c) using both Using coefficient of volume change and voids ratio

(d) using compression index only

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This key question is from Consolidation Process topic in section One Dimensional Consolidation of Geotechnical Engineering I

Answer 1

Right choice is (c) using both Using coefficient of volume change and voids ratio

The best I can explain: The consolidation settlement can be computed by the following methods:

using coefficient of volume change

using voids ratio.