Derivation of Universal Curves for Nonlinear Soil Consolidation with Potential Constitutive Dependences

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Mathematical Problems in Engineering

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Figure 8: Derivation of Universal Curves for Nonlinear Soil Consolidation with Potential Constitutive Dependences 