2.6 Consolidation Issues

[sdeaton75]

We have found a couple of issues with the Consolidation Test.

1. In the ConsolidationTestTrial, the appliedLoad has the wrong unit of measure. It is currently set as a pressure. It should be a load (force). There is already a loadingStress that has pressure/stress units.

2. Knowing the sequence of loading for the consolidation test is important. In AGS there is a Consolidation Increment that allows you to know the loading sequence and this should be added. I propose we should use the same syntax we use in CBR where we have a trialNo element.

[sdeaton75]

Also there is a type in the CondolidationTestTrial - loadingStess should be loadingStress. The Schema has this typo.
Also finalStess should be finalStress.

[sdeaton75]

We have also found that the consolidation test is missing two properties for each trial which are specified AGS. We need the initial void ratio and final void ratio for the trial. I propose these be added.

Also, AGS has the Coefficient of Consolidation Root Time and Coefficient of Consolidation Log Time. Those are also shown in the screenshot.

[dponti]

Suggested changes have been made to ConsolidationTest in this repository (schema-dev). Note, as part of our eventual transition away from the diggs_geo namespace, the changes are found in diggs:ConsolidationTest, located in the TestProceduresAll.xsd schema file. diggs_geo:ConsolidationTest and all associated elements and type definitions have been moved to Diggs_geo_deprecated.xsd.

Schema documentation has been updated that reflects these changes.

Also, the new trialNo pertains to ConsolidationTestTrial only; each ConslidationTestTrial object contains a consolidationIncrement property that holds a CTConsolidationIncrement object where axial deformation is recorded with time. This array of elapsed time/axial deformation values does not include an index value insofar as the elapsedTime property serves as an index for recording the deformation within each property

Plese reply to confirm (or not) that the new ConsolidationTest properly addresses your comments.