ABSTRACT
Example 7.9 The void ratio of a clay sample A decreased from 0.572 to 0.505 under a change in pressure from 122 to 180 kN/m2• The void ratio of another sample B decreased from 0.61 to 0.557 under the same increment of pressure. The thickness of sample A was 1.5 times that of B. Nevertheless the time taken for 50% consolidation was 3 times larger for sample B than for A. What is the ratio of coefficient of permeability of sample A to that of B?
