Thanks EireChch for your reply. I made this post for those who are familiar with the software.
I attached the screenshot and will be waiting for your answer.
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Hello Everyone. I'm new in using Geostructural Analysis software (Geo5); plate package. I'm wondering how to calculate the terms C1 and C2 when defining macroelement subsoils without the need of defining Edef. any help is appreciated. Thanks.
During Consolidation stage, you are applying a confining pressure which will generate equal amount of excess pore water pressure in the sample. So, the consolidation process will dissipate only this amount of pore pressure. During the shearing stage, additional pore pressure will be generated...