Print Email Facebook Twitter An overview of he mechanical behaviour of peats and organic soils and some appropriate construction techniques Title An overview of he mechanical behaviour of peats and organic soils and some appropriate construction techniques Author den Haan, E.J. Date 1977-03 Abstract The behaviour of peats and organic soils is usually approached with the concepts and methods developed for inorganic clays. However, important anomalies exist, and these are given emphasis in the present overview of the mechanical behaviour of these soils. Subject headings include index properties and general characteristics, classification issues, variability of deposits of peat and organic soils, one-dimensional behaviour and shear strength. The formation of peats and the history of dealing with peat in the Netherlands are described. The latter is shown to have parallels with the present situation in South-East Asia. Some established and promising new techniques for construction on peats and organic soils are described. Subject peatsoft soilorganic soil Classification TPN200100 To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:61a82701-58aa-4166-803c-3c9b1cc136d4 Publisher Geodelft Source Conference on Recent Advances in Soft Soil Engineering, 5-7 March 1997, Kuching, Serawak Part of collection Hydraulic Engineering Reports Document type report Rights (c) 1977 E.J den Haan Files PDF den Haan 1997 - Overview ... f peat.pdf 10.86 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:61a82701-58aa-4166-803c-3c9b1cc136d4/datastream/OBJ/view