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secondary compression: a standalone construct

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Geotechnical engineering

slow continued settlement of soil after excess pore pressure has dissipated, related to its compressibility.

In geotechnical engineering, secondary compression refers to slow continued settlement of soil after excess pore pressure has dissipated, related to its compressibility. This meaning comes from Mesri (1977) in Journal of the Geotechnical Engineering Division.[1]

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  1. Mesri, G., & Godlewski, P. M. (1977). Time- and Stress-Compressibility Interrelationship. Journal of the Geotechnical Engineering Division, 103(5), 417-430. https://doi.org/10.1061/ajgeb6.0000421

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