Browsing School of Environmental Engineering (FYP) by Subject "Peat soil"
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Consolidation behaviour of peat soil
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Environmental Engineering, 2013-06)Peat soils are known as one of problematic soft soil. Engineer’s encounters construction related to peat soil will be facing a lot of problem in short and also long term. Unlike any other inorganic soils, peats have their ... -
Effect of surcharge on consolidation of peat soil
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Environmental Engineering, 2012-05)Peat are formed by disintegration of plant and organic matters. In Malaysia, the area covered by peat deposit is about 3 million hectares or 8 % of the total area of Malaysia. Peat is generally considered as among the worst ...