Figure 1. Example of a typical consolidation plot showing the recompression of the sample (a to b) to the preconsolidation stress (P¢c), the virgin compression curve (c to d), and the unloading curve (d to e).

Figure 1. Example of a typical consolidation plot showing the recompression of the sample (a to b) to the preconsolidation stress (P´_c), the virgin compression curve (c to d), and the unloading curve (d to e).