(a) Distinguish between consolidation and compaction. What similar result do the two processes have on a soil mass? [3]
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(a) Distinguish between consolidation and compaction. What similar result do the two processes have on a soil mass? [3] (b) Figure Q-b shows the variation of void ratio e with vertical effective stress σz′ (log scale) that we consider to calculate primary consolidation settlement. Would you obtain the URL path as shown from an oedometer test? If not, what is the actual soil response? And, explain the reason for the difference. [5]