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Quick condition

Quick condition

State of saturated soils

The quick condition of soil is the condition when the upward water pressure gradient and water flow reduce the effective stress, i.e., cohesiveness of the soil. Sandy soils may lose their shear strength, and the soil may behave as a fluid‌. Cohesive soils may produce cracks with water seepage.[1][2][3][4]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction, article "Quick condition"
  2. [2]
    A reference on soil mechanics Archived February 26, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, University of the West England
  3. [3]
    F.G.Bell, Engineering Geology, ISBN 0080469523, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2007, p. 172
  4. [4]
    T. William Lambe, Soil Mechanics,ISBN 0471511927, John Wiley & Sons, 1969 p. 263


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