Response of pore pressure meter on variations in loading conditions of surrounding soil is retarded by the necessity that pore water has to enter the instrument. This property is introduced as an instruments coefficient influencing the boundary conditions. With regard to the surface of the instrument, two types are considered: a rigid type and a cavernous type. At t=0 for unit step loading, consolidation has not yet started and the response of the instrument depends on shear modulus of soil only. Calculation of response as a function of time involves three-dimensional consolidation theory and is established with the aid of spherical solutions for simple harmonic and unit step loading conditions.
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de Jong, G.D.J. (2006). Consolidation around pore pressure meters. In: Schotting, R.J., van Duijn, H.C.J., Verruijt, A. (eds) Soil Mechanics and Transport in Porous Media. Theory and Applications of Transport in Porous Media, vol 19. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-3629-3_10
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