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The settlement of a foundation occurring immediately upon loading.

Hardened and coherent; the process of induration refers strictly to sedimentary rocks hardened by a combination of pressure (consolidation) and cementation.

A curve representing the variation in excess pore pressure with depth at a particular time.

The same in all directions. e.g. isotropic stress
s_x = s_y = s_z