... account.It follows from (15 .11 ) and (15 .12 ), assuming that the hydraulic conductivity k is constant,∂εvol∂t= −nβ∂p∂t+kγw∂2p∂z2. (15 .13 )Arnold Verruijt, Soil Mechanics : 15 . CONSOLIDATION ... (15 . 21) it now follows thatt = 0 : p =σ 1 + nβ/mv. (15 .22)Arnold Verruijt, Soil Mechanics : 15 . CONSOLIDATION 91 including the influence of the weight of the soil layers as a given initial state, ... εvol= −nβp. (15 .20)On the other hand, it follows from (15 .5), taking into account that in this case εvol= ε,εvol= −mv(σ − p). (15 . 21) From equations (15 .20) and (15 . 21) it now follows...