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Soil Mechanics Notation Guide

This document provides definitions for notations used in appendices related to geotechnical engineering. It defines 14 key notations used to represent variables such as effective stress, pore water pressure, stiffness, bulk density, shear wave velocity, specific gravity, cyclic stress ratio, cyclic resistance ratio, degree of saturation, suction, effective cohesion, cohesion, effective friction angle, and friction angle.

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Soil Mechanics Notation Guide

This document provides definitions for notations used in appendices related to geotechnical engineering. It defines 14 key notations used to represent variables such as effective stress, pore water pressure, stiffness, bulk density, shear wave velocity, specific gravity, cyclic stress ratio, cyclic resistance ratio, degree of saturation, suction, effective cohesion, cohesion, effective friction angle, and friction angle.

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APPENDIX NOTATIONS

'- Effective stress

u- Pore water pressure

Gmax- Stiffness

-Bulk density

Vs- Shear wave velocity

L-Length of the sample

Gs Specific gravity

CSR- Cyclic stress ratio

CRR-cyclic resistance ratio

Sr- Degree of saturation

- Suction

c'-Effective cohesion

c- cohesion

'-Effective friction angle

- Friction angle

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