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terrestrial engineering between C^ and other, easily and rapidly-measured Index parameters 

 may be in error by 30%. The effective angle of internal friction, 0, of the sediment, when 

 normally consolidated, is 0.65 radians (37 degrees). No significant crushing of the hollow 

 Foraminifera tests (shells) comprising the coarse-size fraction of the sediment was noted in 

 the consolidation tests up to stresses of 1530 kPa (32,000 psf). It was demonstrated, how- 

 ever, that this coarse-size fraction does undergo significant crushing if the material finer 

 than 0.043 millimeter is removed, suggesting that the fine-size fraction acts to distribute 

 load on the coarse-size, test (shell) surfaces. 



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