In this month’s issue of theGeotechnica Diogo Teles is writing the first in a series of articles. This month’s offering discuss the automation of oedometer testing and determination of the end of primary consolidation.
Recent years have brought us a wide range of testing apparatuses which allow computer control of test procedures, providing users with decreased operational complexity and increased reliability. Many of the current one-dimensional consolidation systems already do away with the need for bulky weights, replacing them with pneumatic, hydraulic or electro-mechanical systems for the application of vertical load during a test. One of the main advantages of oedometer automation is the possibility to run a series of tests more quickly than when manually driven by allowing the software to make decisions about end of loading increment timings.
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