Soil
Collapse potential
The test method consists of placing a soil specimen at natural water content in a consolidometer, applying a predetermined applied vertical stress to the specimen and inundating the specimen with fluid to induce the potential collapse in the soil specimen. The fluid shall be distilled-deionized water when evaluating the collapse index, Ie. The fluid may simulate pore water of the specimen or other field condition as necessary when evaluating collapse potential, Ic.
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2.5 in diameter x 1 in in height
collapse; collapse index; collapse potential; compressibility; consolidation
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