NOTE: Only the solutions to some relevant problems are uploaded on line. The paper also contains an intial theoretical part, which was eliminated on purpose, in order to avoid confusion on the theoretical derivations. Also, note that notations in different papers will differ from each other. Pay attention to the definitions! A. Verruijt, Consolidation of soils, Encyclopedia of Hydrological Sciences, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Chichester, UK (2008). DOI 10.1002/0470848944.hsa303.