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Secondary compression is the change in volume of a fine-grained soil caused by the adjustment of the soil internal structure after primary consolidation has been completed.
Secondary compression is the change in volume of a fine-grained soil caused by the adjustment of the soil internal structure after primary consolidation has been completed.
Tension stiffening in a flexural member is the additional stiffness provided by the tensile stress in the concrete between primary flexural cracks.