Oedometric compression reference material

When a sample is confined inside a rigid container, and loaded along one axis, we refer to these testing conditions as oedometric. In this example a cubic sample is loaded by applying a displacement controlled load vertically. The side walls are frictionless and perfectly rigid. We record the vertical stress within the sample as a function of the displacement of the top loading plate.

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