Index properties and critical state soil mechanics
Abstract
One of the areas in which the framework of critical state soil mechanics finds an important application is in the interpretation and assessment of the results of the standard index property tests. It is shown that there exist simple approximate relationships between plasticity and compressibility, between liquidity and strength, and between liquidity and overburden pressure and overconsolidation ratio. The existence of these relationships permits the internal consistency of site investigation information to be rapidly assessed.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics
Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization
Soil and Unsaturated Flow
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Recent Developments in Laboratory and Field Tests and Analysis of Geotechnical Problems
- Publisher
- CRC Press
- Pages
- 309–331
- Publication date
- 20 February 2026
- Language
- EN