... square of time relationships as will be shown later in this paper. Both the Casagrande and Taylor methods utilize the same theoretical basis for evaluating the initial dial gauge reading that ... primary settlement (e.g., Taylor, 1948; Casagrande and Fadum, 1940; Scott, 1961; Cour, 1971; Parkin, 1978; Sivaram and Swamee, 1977; Sridharan and Rao, 1981; Parkin and Lun, 1984; Sridharan ... (AGC- 6 & 8) and Madaba Clay (MAD - T1). (a) CBCAGC - 8MAD -T1AGC - 6Data points were selected such that the coefficient of consolidation is constat conforming to the Terzaghi theory ...