thaw consolidation ratio
Link: http://w3id.org/permafrost/v/ipaglossary/t0342
Within: IPA Permafrost Glossary
Definition: A dimensionless ratio describing the relationship between the rate of thaw and the rate of consolidation of a thawing soil, which is considered to be a measure of the relative rates of generation and expulsion of excess water during thaw.
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thaw consolidation ratio
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coefficient de consolidation au dégel fr |
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According to Morgenstern and Nixon (1971), a value of the ratio greater than unity would predict the danger of sustained substantial pore pressures at the thawing front and hence the possibility of instability due to the reduction of shear strength at that plane.
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https://doi.org/10.4224/20386561
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