Geotechnics of organic soils and peat / Bujang B.K. Huat, Department of Civil Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia, Arun Prasad, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU),Varanasi, India, Afshin Asadi, HRC, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia, Sina Kazemian, Department of Civil Engineering, Payame Noor University, I.R. of Iran.
By: Huat, Bujang B. K [author.]
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Contributor(s): Prasad, Arun [author.] | Asadi, Afshin [author.] | Kazemian, Sina [author.].
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BookPublisher: Boca Raton : CRC Press, [2014]Copyright date: ©2014Description: 1 online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780203386309; 9781136729584; 9781136729652; 9781136729720.Subject(s): Soil mechanics | Peat soilsAdditional physical formats: Print version: : No titleDDC classification: 624.15136 Online resources: Click here to view.
Contents:
1. Introduction -- 2. Development of peat land and types of peat -- 3. Engineering properties of peat and organic soils -- 4. Shear strength of natural peat -- 5. Deformation characteristics of peat -- 6. Soil improvement and construction methods in peat -- 7. Recent advances in the geotechnics of organic soils and peat -- 8. Environmental geotechnics in peat and organic soils.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-263) and index.
1. Introduction -- 2. Development of peat land and types of peat -- 3. Engineering properties of peat and organic soils -- 4. Shear strength of natural peat -- 5. Deformation characteristics of peat -- 6. Soil improvement and construction methods in peat -- 7. Recent advances in the geotechnics of organic soils and peat -- 8. Environmental geotechnics in peat and organic soils.
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