Triaxial　anisotropic　consolidation　tests　were　performed　on　Wenzhou　clay　reconstituted　at　two　initial　water　contents　to　investigate　the　effect　of　deviatoric　stress　on　volume　change　during　compression.　The　laboratory　test　results　show　that　volumetric　strain　of　reconstituted　clays　under　different　stress　paths　is　significantly　affected　by　the　effective　principal　stress　ratio　defined　as　the　ratio　of　minor　effective　principal　stress　to　major　effective　principal　stress.　The　volumetric　change　during　anisotropic　consolidation　can　be　considered　as　functions　of　the　mean　effective　stress　and　the　deviatoric　stress.　The　initial　water　content　is　also　found　to　induce　the　difference　in　the　volumetric　strain　of　reconstituted　clays.　©　2016　ICE　Publishing:　all　rights　reserved.