| Title | Coefficient of consolidation of soils from the Mackenzie Valley, Canada |
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| Author | Paudel, B; Wang, B |
| Source | Proceedings of GeoHalifax 2009; 2009 p. 67-73 |
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| Year | 2009 |
| Alt Series | Earth Sciences Sector, Contribution Series 20090084 |
| Meeting | GeoHalifax2009: 62nd Canadian Geotechnical Conference & 10th Joint CGS/IAH-CNC Groundwater Conference; Halifax; CA; September 20-24, 2009 |
| Document | book |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | paper |
| Province | Northwest Territories |
| NTS | 106O; 107B; 107C |
| Area | Mackenzie Valley; Mackenzie River; Inuvik |
| Lat/Long WENS | -134.5000 -130.5000 69.7500 67.2500 |
| Subjects | surficial geology/geomorphology; engineering geology; permafrost; ground ice; freezing ground; glacial features; moraines; glacial deposits; pore pressures; pore structure; slope failures; slope
stability; slope stability analyses; landslides; landslide deposits; Cenozoic; Quaternary |
| Illustrations | location maps; plots |
| Program | Secure Canadian Energy Supply |
| Abstract | The paper presents values of coefficient of consolidation, Cv, of typical moraine sediments from the Mackenzie valley, NWT, Canada. Coefficient of consolidation is a key parameter for analysis of excess
pore pressure and thaw consolidation settlement of fine grained soils in permafrost regions. Due to limited availability of tested values of this parameter, selection of Cv values for analysis of pore pressure and settlement during thawing and post
thaw conditions is a difficult task for researchers and practitioners. In this paper, 20 soil samples from 8 landslide sites in the Mackenzie valley were collected and tested for coefficient of consolidation. The tested Cv values with other
geotechnical index properties are presented to enrich crucial data for fine grained soils in the region. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 247432 |
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