释义 |
ˌoverconˈsolidated, ppl. a. [over- 24 b.] Of soil or clay: consolidated to a greater degree than could have been produced by the present pressure of overburden.
1936Proc. Internat. Conf. Soil Mech. & Foundation Engin. III. 52 Tests with strongly overconsolidated soils. 1957Bishop & Henkel Measurement of Soil Properties in Triaxial Test 115 A series of tests on an over-consolidated clay. 1969C. R. Scott Introd. Soil Mech. & Foundations vi. 139 Dense sands and over-consolidated clays increase in volume when sheared, if they are free to do so. So ˌoverconsoliˈdation. Quot. 1960 represents a simple non-technical use.
1936Proc. Internat. Conf. Soil Mech. & Foundation Engin. III. 51 In order to investigate the influence of the voids ratio on the shearing resistance, the test specimens were reconsolidated in three different ways, so that they at the start of the shearing test would be in a state of either natural consolidation, simple overconsolidation, or cyclic overconsolidation. 1960Farmer & Stockbreeder 1 Mar. 94/3 There is no danger of over-consolidation with tractors in the silo. 1969Lambe & Whitman Soil Mech. xxix. 452/2 The natural water content considered in relation to the liquid and plastic limits gives some idea of the degree of overconsolidation. |