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Browsing Master of Engineering in Foundation Engineering & Earth Retaining Systems by Subject "PEAT"

Browsing Master of Engineering in Foundation Engineering & Earth Retaining Systems by Subject "PEAT"

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  • Behaviour of Sri Lankan peaty soils under surcharging and vacuum loading 
    Thavakumar, T [Thesis-Abstract]
    The composition of natural deposits of peaty soil may vary considerably among different sites, as do their engineering properties. Peaty soils have distinctive properties of low shear strength, high compressibility, high ...
  • Improvement of peaty clays by deep mixing and preloading 
    Saputhantiri, DR [Thesis-Abstract]
    One major problem related to construction on peaty clay deposit is the low shear strength of the soil. However previous researches have shown that the shear strength could increase significantly by mixing with cement and ...