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In this chapter two methods to determine the coefficient of consolidation \(c_{v}\) are described. They are based on measurements in a one-dimensional test. However, inaccuracies in the description of the deformations in such tests require modifications in the measured displacements.
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Verruijt, A. (2018). Consolidation Coefficient. In: An Introduction to Soil Mechanics. Theory and Applications of Transport in Porous Media, vol 30. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61185-3_18
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