TABLE 1. NOTATION 



A Area 



b half width of a slrip load 



C area ratio 

 a 



C| inside clearance ratio 



Co outside clearance ratio 



c cohesion 



Cy coefficient of consolidation 



De minimum inside diameter of core barrel or core liner 



Ds minimum inside diameter of core nose 



Dt maximum outside diameter of core barrel 



Dy^, maximum outside diameter of core nose 



d depth of load below surface or, depth 



e void ratio 



ef final average void ratio 



6} initial average void ratio 



F spring factor 



H corer penetration distance or, thickness of compressible stratum 



Hj Initial thickness of compressible stratum 



h vane height or, sample height in compression test 



Ah change of sample height 



L core gross length 



m 8i n coefficients for finding p 



N factor corresponding to percentage completion of consolidation 



N^, Np, Ny bearing capacity factors 



p pressure 



p compressive strength 



p pressure in direction of the vertical axis 



