Correlations between basic geotechnical properties of peat soil in new study area in Sarawak
In engineering terms, peat is one of examples of soft soils and it poses serious problems in construction due to instability and long term consolidation settlement even when subjected to a moderate load. Engineers are facing problems in understanding the properties of peat and due to demands they...
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| Format: | Final Year Project Report / IMRAD |
| Language: | English English |
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Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, UNIMAS
2009
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| Online Access: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/4531/ http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/4531/1/CORRELATIONS%20BETWEEN%20BASIC%20GEOTECHNICAL%20PROPERTIES%20OF%20PEAT%20SOIL%20IN%20NEW%20STUDY%20AREA%20IN%20SARAWAK%2824pgs%29.pdf http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/4531/7/Ahmad%20Hafidzur%20Rahman%20B%20Ahmad%20Nidhom%20ft.pdf |
| Summary: | In engineering terms, peat is one of examples of soft soils and it poses serious
problems in construction due to instability and long term consolidation settlement
even when subjected to a moderate load. Engineers are facing problems in
understanding the properties of peat and due to demands they have to find suitable
ways to construct structures on peats. Therefore it is essential to have deep
understanding of peat properties so that a suitable technique for foundation will be
selected. Sarawak has the largest peat area in Malaysia with 16,500 km2
that makes
up 13% of the state. The most types of peat in Sarawak are fibrous and amorphous
with high organic content. This study is to develop correlation of basic properties of
peat in new study area in Sarawak and to compare the correlation made with
correlations that already made from previous findings. It was found that the peat soil
in Sarawak is not similar to that in West Coast Peninsula Malaysia. The result
indicates that the dry density correlates well with natural moisture content.
Furthermore, it was found that the liquid limit and organic content decreasing with
increasing moisture content but the findings from West Coast Peninsula Malaysia
shows contradiction of it. |
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