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Pore water pressure

Pressure of groundwater held within a soil or rock, in gaps between particles

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Rankine theory

Theory in soil mechanics

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Terzaghi's principle

Theory of soil consolidation and effective stress

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Critical state soil mechanics

Behavior of soil under varying stresses

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Ice jacking

Structural damage caused by freezing water

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Soil mechanics

Branch of soil physics and applied mechanics that describes the behavior of soils

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Lateral earth pressure

Pressure of soil in horizontal direction

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Bearing capacity

Capacity of soil to support loads

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Fractal in soil mechanics
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Soil consolidation

Process by which soils decrease in volume

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Effective stress

Physical quantity in soil

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Preconsolidation pressure

Maximum stress soil has experience in the past

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Persistence (discontinuity)
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Seepage

Type of natural water upwelling

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