Symbols and definitions used in geotechnical engineering (part 6)

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"Symbols and definitions used in geotechnical engineering" is quoted from "Lexicon in 8 languages" (the fifth edition) published in 1981 by International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering.

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6. Subindexes

Symbol Description
a
  • air
  • active (earth pressure)
  • allowable
c
  • cohesion
  • consolidation
d  dry state
f
  • failure
  • final
h  horizontal
i
  • immediate
  • initial
p
  • passive (earth pressure)
  • preconsolidation
q  surcharge
r
  • radial
  • remoulded
R  residual
s  solids
t  time
u
  • undrained condidtions
  • pore-pressure
v  vertical
w  water
x, y  two orthogonal horizontal axes
z  vertical axis
\(\gamma\)  weight of soil or rock
\(\phi\), \(\varphi\)  angle of internal friction
o
  • at rest
  • initial conditions
1,2,3  principal directions