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N-GEO\APPENDIX.PM5 908908 GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
Diameter of central vane rod (Ch. 18)
Normal scour depth (Ch. 19)
d′ : Actual scour depth (Ch. 19)
dc : Diameter of capillary (Ch. 5)
Critical distance (Ch. 18)
dm : Mean size of soil particle (Ch. 19)
dγ&dq : Depth factors (Ch. 14)
E : Modulus of elasticity of soil (Chs. 14 & 20)
Potential drop (Ch. 18)
Ep : Young’s modulus of pad material (Ch. 20)
Es : Modulus of elasticity of soil (Ch. 11)
e : Void ratio
Lever arm for weight of slice (Ch. 9)
Eccentricity of reaction (Ch. 13)
Eccentricity of mass (Ch. 20)
Coefficient of elastic restitution (Ch. 20)
eb,eL : Eccentricities of load (Ch. 15)
eo : Natural void ratio (Ch. 3)
Initial void ratio (Ch. 11)
emax : Maximum void ratio (loosest state) (Ch. 3)
emin : Minimum void ratio (densest state) (Ch. 3)
F : Frictional resistance (Ch. 8)
Factor of safety (Ch. 9)
Damping force (Ch. 20)
Fg : Group settlement ratio (Ch. 16)
f : Lacey’s silt factor (Ch. 19)
Frequency (number of cycles per unit of time) (Ch. 20)
fn : Natural frequency of a system (Ch. 20)
fs : Unit skin friction (Chs. 16 & 19)
Unit frictional resistance between soil and soil (Ch. 16)
G : Specific gravity of soil solids or grain specific gravity (Ch. 2)
Shear modulus (Ch. 20)
Gk : Specific gravity of Kerosene (Ch. 2)
Gm : Mass specific gravity (Ch. 2)
Gss : Specific gravity of soil suspension (Ch. 2)
Gw : Specific gravity of water (Ch. 2)
(Gw)T : Specific gravity of water at the temperature of the test (Ch. 2)
()GwT T 12 , : Specific gravity of water at temperatures T 10 and T 20 respectively