Soil oedometer compression index calculator

Calculate compression index Cc and intercept e at 1 kPa with your own figures.

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Use compression index Cc and intercept e at 1 kPa to compare changes to your inputs. The method and limits below explain the scope.

Examples

Examples

Try the starting example

Selected effective stresses (kPa)
100,200,400
Measured void ratios
0.9,0.8,0.7
Compression index Cc
0.332193
Intercept e at 1 kPa
1.564386
Void-ratio residuals (JSON)
[0,0,0]

Try another scenario

Selected effective stresses (kPa)
[101, 200, 400]
Measured void ratios
[0.9, 0.8, 0.7]
Compression index Cc
0.334589
Intercept e at 1 kPa
1.57038
Void-ratio residuals (JSON)
[0.000242722563491,-0.000481960773469,0.000239238209979]
Calculation method

Calculation method

Compression index Cc

Fit void ratio against log10(effective stress) over user-selected virgin compression range; Cc=−slope.

Intercept e at 1 kPa

Fit void ratio against log10(effective stress) over user-selected virgin compression range; Cc=−slope.

Void-ratio residuals (JSON)

Fit void ratio against log10(effective stress) over user-selected virgin compression range; Cc=−slope.

Symbols and units
a
Selected effective stresses (kPa)
b
Measured void ratios

Use the units shown. A list keeps the order in which you enter its values. The symbol ^ means “raised to the power of”.

Assumptions & limits

Assumptions & limits

  • User-supplied measurements and assumptions; Fit void ratio against log10(effective stress) over user-selected virgin compression range; Cc=−slope. Supported limits: Finite numeric values bounded to 1e9 magnitude; lists and tables contain 1–100 records unless a stricter bound is stated. Inputs use the units shown. Lists explicitly paired by a method must have matching lengths; independent polynomial coefficient vectors may differ. Respect stated physical, interpolation, policy and computational domain limits.
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