Fig. 4

Shrinkage curves of consolidated kaolin specimens: (a) Shrinkage curve of kaolin specimens prepared at consolidation pressure of 35.3 kPa; (b) Shrinkage curve of kaolin specimens prepared at consolidation pressure of 70.6 kPa; (c) Shrinkage curve of kaolin specimens prepared at consolidation pressure of 141.2 kPa; (d) Summary of shrinkage curves of all kaolin specimens.