Hypothesis A: "primary" consolidation
settlement plus "secondary" consolidation (or creep) settlement
(a) creep occurs after "primary"
consolidation
(b) logically wrong, but
simple in calculation and numerically right by good luck
Hypothesis B: "instant" compression
plus "creep" compression from the starting time
(a) creep occurs during whole
consolidation/compression process
(b) logically correct, but
complicated in calculation |