LIST OF SYMBOLS 



A Area ratio 

 r 



BD Corer barrel diameter 



C Inside clearance ratio of corer 



C Outside clearance ratio of corer 



c Undrained shear strength (c « S) 



c/p Ratio of undrained shear strength to effective overburden pressure 



D Vane diameter 



e Void ratio 



G Specific gravity of particles 



H Vane height 



ID Inner diameter of corer cutting head 



LD Corer liner diameter 



LI Liquidity index 



LL Liquid limit 



n Number of blows to close groove in standard liquid limit device 



OD Outer diameter of corer cutting head 



PI Plasticity index 



PL Plastic limit 



p Effective overburden pressure 



S Vane shear strength (S»c) 



S Shear strength on horizontal surface 

 rl 



S Ratio of measured vane strength of actual undrained strength 



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