The onset of this state is governed by a quantity measured by in the Casagrande cup test and known as the third Atterberg limit.
The onset of this state is governed by a quantity measured by in the Casagrande cup test and known as the third Atterberg limit. When this process occurs underwater, a secondary phenomenon can result that is in turn responsible for the Bouma sequence. This condition occurs when pore water incompressibility becomes dominant because of very high loads. This process occurring on a large scale underwater will drive a propagating turbidity current. It can be modeled as a form of shear failure or thixotropy. For 10 points, name this behavior in which dirt or sand lose their cohesion, a condition often seen in earthquakes.
The onset of this state is governed by a quantity measured by in the Casagrande cup test and known as the third Atterberg limit.
soil liquefaction