Vincent
T. H. Chu
is renowned internationally as
walking
encyclopedia of civil engineering.
Author of a number of
widely acclaimed
civil engineering books, Mr Chu is recipient of various reputed awards
including Young Engineer of
the Year Award 2008
(Merit) by the Hong
Kong
Institution of Engineers &Ombudsman’s
Award 2007 (under
complaint-related category). He is also listed
in
11th Edition of Marquis Who's
Who in Science and Engineering. ConcreteBasics.org
thanks him for his exemplary contribution to the cause of civil
engineers
around the world.
Theoretically, it appears that
the selection of consolidation pressure is independent of in-situ soil
stress.
However, this may not be correct because the actual shear
strength envelopes for soils are non-linear over awide range of stresses. Therefore,
consolidation pressure corresponding to the range of stresses relevant
to site
condition should be adopted.
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