Print Email Facebook Twitter Comparative study of British and Malaysian peat soils pertainting to geotechnical characteristics Title Comparative study of British and Malaysian peat soils pertainting to geotechnical characteristics Author Zainorabidin, A. Wijeyesekera, D.C. Masirin, M.I. Project Soft Soils Date 2007-11-06 Abstract Peat soils occur in many countries and are described differently at times from both a qualitative and quantitative perspective. Peats are formed naturally through the decomposition of plant and animal matter under anaerobic conditions that take place over long periods of time. While the estimated and reported extent of Malaysian peat was approximately 2.6 million hectares respectively [12], there is an estimated 1.6 million hectares (minimum) of peat land available in British [6]. In British, peat soils are classified as Bog and Fen Peat. However in Malaysia, peat soil is described and generally termed as basin and valley peat [4]. The behaviour and composition of these peats are different from each other, accentuating the need for a useful engineering geological classification of peat soils. These soils are known for their low shear strength and high compressibility characteristics leading to unstable ground conditions. This paper focuses on comparative study an overview of the characteristic geotechnical properties for these soils. It also examines and discusses the effect of basic properties and behaviour of composition of each soil with case studies that had been done by one of the authors at Western Johore, Malaysia. Subject Soil classificationPeat Classification TPN200100 To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:59eaf978-01b8-4d6e-aec1-88475a6f1104 Publisher University of East London Source 1st Int.Conf. on Soil and Rock Engineering, Colombo, Sri Lanka Part of collection Hydraulic Engineering Reports Document type report Rights (c) 2007 The Author(s) Files PDF Adnan et al - 2007.pdf 162.16 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:59eaf978-01b8-4d6e-aec1-88475a6f1104/datastream/OBJ/view