Definition of Coefficient of consolidation

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Coefficient of consolidation

The term 'Coefficient of consolidation' as it applies to the area of reclamation can be defined as ' A coefficient that relates the change in excess pore pressure with time to the excess pore pressure diffusion in the soil mass in terms of soil mass and pore fluid characteristics'.

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