Geotechnics of Organic Soils and Peat
| By: | Bujang B.K. Huat; Arun Prasad; Afshin Asadi; Sina Kazemian |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
| Print ISBN: | 9781032923772 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781136729652 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Copyright: | 2014 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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Peat and organic soils commonly occur as extremely soft, wet, unconsolidated surficial deposits that are an integral part of wetland systems. These types of soils can give rise to geotechnical problems in the area of sampling, settlement, stability, in situ testing, stabilisation and construction. There is therefore a tendency to either avoid build