Scholars' Mine Masters Theses Student Theses and Dissertations 1969 The influence of several factors on the rate of secondary compression of soil William Joel Green Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/masters_theses Part of the Civil Engineering Commons Department: Recommended Citation Green, William Joel, "The influence of several factors on the rate of secondary compression of soil" (1969). Masters Theses. 7065. https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/masters_theses/7065 This thesis is brought to you by Scholars' Mine, a service of the Missouri S&T Library and Learning Resources. This work is protected by U. S. Copyright Law. Unauthorized use including reproduction for redistribution requires the permission of the copyright holder. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. THE INFLUENCE OF SEVERAL FACTORS ON THE RATE OF SECOND&RY COMPRESSION OF SOIL BY WILLIAM JOEL GREEN, 1945 - A THESIS submitted to the fac~lty of UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ROLLA in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING Rolla, Missouri 1969 T 2276 c. I 55 pages ii ABSTRACT This research program has been undertaken to study the influence of load increment ratio, temperature, and sample thickness on c~ (rate of secondary consolidation) for a high organic content and low organic content soil. Consolidation equipment was designed to produce constant temperatures both above and below ambient, and to accommodate both 3/4 and 1~ inch thick samples. Samples were molded into oedometer rings at the liquid limit. It was found that Ca was independent of the sample thickness and load increment ratio for both the high organic and low organic soils.