ABSTRACT

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

chapter 1|12 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|30 pages

Development of peat land and types of peat

chapter 4|16 pages

Shear strength of natural peat

chapter 5|24 pages

Deformation characteristics of peat