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Handbook of Tropical Residual Soils Engineering

By:Bujang B.K. Huat, David C. Toll, Arun Prasad
Publisher:Taylor & Francis
Print ISBN:9780367372682
eText ISBN:9781136226519
Edition:1
Copyright:2013
Format:Reflowable

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Residual soils are found in many parts of the world. Like other soils, they are used extensively in construction, either to build upon, or as construction material. They are formed when the rate of rock weathering is more rapid than transportation of the weathered particles by e.g., water, gravity and wind, which results in a large share of the soi