an instrument for measuring the rate and amount of consolidation of a soil specimen under pressure
Word origin
C20: from Greek oidēma (see oedema) + -meter
Examples of 'oedometer' in a sentence
oedometer
Considerable time and effort are required to obtain these parameters from the oedometer test.
Ng Kok Shien, Chew Yee Ming, Lazim Nur Izzati Ahmad 2018, 'Prediction of Consolidation Characteristics from Index Properties', E3S Web of Conferenceshttps://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20186506004. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Compacted samples were tested at varying temperatures using a suction controlled oedometer cell.
Ileme Ogechi, Medero Gabriela, Woodward Peter 2016, 'Effect of temperature on volume change behaviour of statically compacted kaolin clay',E3S Web of Conferenceshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20160907004. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
An experimental study was conducted on the compacted soil using a modified temperature-controlled oedometer.
Mehrdad Kholghifard, Kamarudin Ahmad, Nazri Ali, Roohollah Kalatehjari, Farzad Babakanpour 2014, 'Temperature effect on compression and collapsibility of residual granitic soil', Građevinarhttps://doi.org/10.14256/JCE.947.201. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Oedometer tests were carried out on the samples of different degrees of weathering.
Ismail Adeniyi Okewale 2019, 'Influence of fines on the compression behaviour of decomposed volcanic rocks', International Journal of Geo-Engineeringhttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40703-019-0101-y. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Before oedometer tests, soil cores were equilibrated at different water tensions.
Henrique Debiasi, Renato Levien, Carlos Ricardo Trein, Osmar Conte, Michael Mazurana 2008, 'Capacidade de suporte e compressibilidade de um argissolo, influenciadas pelo tráfegoe por plantas de cobertura de inverno Bearing capacity and compressibility of argisol(paleudult) as affected by traffic and winter cover crops', Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solohttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-06832008000700004. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Simulations of oedometer tests on reconstituted clay are made through coupled consolidation analysis.
Qi-Yin Zhu, Ping Qi 2018, 'Numerical Modeling of Thermal-Dependent Creep Behavior of Soft Clays under One-DimensionalCondition', Advances in Civil Engineeringhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/9827673. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Originally, the oedometer test (one-dimensional compression test) stemmed from soil mechanics.
Matthias Kind, Hussein Sahabi 2011, 'Consolidation of Inorganic Precipitated Silica Gel', Polymershttp://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/3/3/1423/. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Experimental tests using oedometer equipment are used to predict field swell.
Abdulmohsin W. Dhowian, Turki A. Al-Saadan 2010, 'Swell Behavior of Expansive Soil with Free Lateral Movements', Journal of King Saud University: Engineering Scienceshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1018363918304938. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Numerical simulation yielded exactly the same two vertical stress jumps found by compression with oedometer.
Šarunas Skuodis, Arnoldas Norkus, Liudas Tumonis, Jonas Amšiejus, Ceslovas Aksamitauskas 2013, 'Experimental and numerical investigation of sand compression peculiarities', Journal of Civil Engineering and Managementhttp://journals.vgtu.lt/index.php/JCEM/article/view/3805. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Standard oedometer tests were carried out on a soft marine clay sample admixed with cement-ricehusk.
Mokhtar M., Chan C-M. 2012, 'Settlement Control of Soft Ground using Cement-Ricehusk Stabilization', Civil Engineering Dimensionhttp://puslit2.petra.ac.id/ejournal/index.php/civ/article/view/18451. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)