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Reduction of Consolidation Degree

If the drains do not pass through the entire consolidation layer, the resulting degree of consolidation is reduced as follows:

where:

Uav,r,red

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reduced resulting degree of consolidation

Uav,r

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unreduced resulting degree of consolidation (with the influence of drains)

Uav

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vertical degree of consolidation

L

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length of drains in the consolidation layer

H

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thickness of the consolidation layer

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