Comprehensive Characterization of Soils with Analytical and Numerical Simulation for Bearing Capacity and Settlement Requirements of the Footing

Table 4

Consolidation test results of compression index, coefficient of consolidation, coefficient of volume compressibility, and permeability.

Applied pressure () (kN/m^2)	Average compression index, Cc	Average coefficient of consolidation, (10^−7m^2/sec)	Average coefficient of volume compressibility, (10^−4m^2/kN)	Average permeability (10^−9 m/sec)
At 1.5 m depth
0–50	0.04	3.42	7.20	2.40
50–100	0.12	2.74	4.73	1.30
100–200	0.14	3.36	3.31	1.10
200–400	0.14	3.6	2.31	0.82
400–800	0.16	3.54	1.61	0.56
800–1600	0.16	3.24	0.56	0.19
At 3.0 m depth
0–50	0.06	3.76	5.60	2.20
50–100	0.16	4.00	5.40	2.10
100–200	0.18	3.24	3.20	1.00
200–400	0.21	3.32	2.10	0.70
400–800	0.22	2.57	1.10	0.30
800–1600	0.25	2.68	0.67	0.20