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Correlations of Soil and Rock Properties in Geotechnical Engineering pp 51–86Cite as

Correlations for Laboratory Test Parameters

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With the necessary theoretical framework covered in Chapter 2, this chapter discusses the correlations relating the different soil parameters determined in the laboratory for both cohesive and cohesionless soils. Parameters covered in this chapter include permeability, consolidation, undrained and drained shear strength, stiffness and modulus and coefficient of earth pressure at rest. The relationships between the parameters discussed herein are not necessarily all empirical. Some theoretical relationships are also given. In addition to the theoretical and empirical relationships, typical values of the parameters are provided wherever possible. Correlations with laboratory data to be directly used in pile design are also provided.

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Ameratunga, J., Sivakugan, N., Das, B.M. (2016). Correlations for Laboratory Test Parameters. In: Correlations of Soil and Rock Properties in Geotechnical Engineering. Developments in Geotechnical Engineering. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2629-1_3

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