Print Email Facebook Twitter Geotechnical characteristics of peat Title Geotechnical characteristics of peat Author Zainorabidin, A. Wijeyesekera, D.C. Project Soft Soils Date 2008-01-27 Abstract Peat soil is encountered in many areas and generally originates from plant/animal remains and is considered partly as decomposed biomass. Due to this composition, the structure of this soil is very different when compared with inorganic soils like clay, sand and gravel. Peat has a high compressibility, low shear strength, high moisture content and low bearing capacity. The behaviour and composition of peats in different geographical areas are different from one another, accentuating the need in soil engineering for a useful geological classification of peat soils. This paper focuses on presenting a comparative overview of the characteristic geotechnical properties for these soils. It also examines and discusses the effects of composition on the basic properties and behaviour of each soil, supported by case studies from Malaysia. Subject PeatSoil classification Classification TPN200100 To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:63a9495f-1ddf-440e-a31e-49a3cf0d85c2 Publisher University of East London Source Advances in computing and technology conference Part of collection Hydraulic Engineering Reports Document type report Rights (c) 2008 The Author(s) Files PDF Adnan 2008 - Geotechnical ... f-Peat.pdf 362.71 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:63a9495f-1ddf-440e-a31e-49a3cf0d85c2/datastream/OBJ/view