Bearing capacity of stabilised tropical peat by deep mixing method

Soft tropical peat has unique characteristics and poses serious problem in construction industry due to its low bearing capacity. Construction work over this problematic soil is not possible in its natural state. The paper represents the findings of a study into stabilisation of peat in Klang, Selen...

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Main Authors: Islam, Md. Shahidul, Hashim, Roslan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American-Eurasian Network for Scientific Information, Jordan 2009
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Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/8834/1/Bearing_capacity_of_stabilised_tropical_peat_by_deep_mixing_method.pdf
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description Soft tropical peat has unique characteristics and poses serious problem in construction industry due to its low bearing capacity. Construction work over this problematic soil is not possible in its natural state. The paper represents the findings of a study into stabilisation of peat in Klang, Selengor, Dharul Ehsan, Malaysia using various types of binder by deep mixing method and its effect on bearing capacity. The study comprised a field model study and soil columns have been constructed by hand mixing method using cement, bentonite, mining sand and calcium chloride. Hand operated cone penetrometer has been used to observe the bearing capacity of stabilised column after 14 days curing time. Microstructure of soil column has also been observed by performing SEM and EDX test. From the study it was found that bearing capacity peat can be improved considerably by stabilised column using binder.
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spelling um.eprints-88342019-11-14T01:45:38Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/8834/ Bearing capacity of stabilised tropical peat by deep mixing method Islam, Md. Shahidul Hashim, Roslan TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) Soft tropical peat has unique characteristics and poses serious problem in construction industry due to its low bearing capacity. Construction work over this problematic soil is not possible in its natural state. The paper represents the findings of a study into stabilisation of peat in Klang, Selengor, Dharul Ehsan, Malaysia using various types of binder by deep mixing method and its effect on bearing capacity. The study comprised a field model study and soil columns have been constructed by hand mixing method using cement, bentonite, mining sand and calcium chloride. Hand operated cone penetrometer has been used to observe the bearing capacity of stabilised column after 14 days curing time. Microstructure of soil column has also been observed by performing SEM and EDX test. From the study it was found that bearing capacity peat can be improved considerably by stabilised column using binder. American-Eurasian Network for Scientific Information, Jordan 2009 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.um.edu.my/8834/1/Bearing_capacity_of_stabilised_tropical_peat_by_deep_mixing_method.pdf Islam, Md. Shahidul and Hashim, Roslan (2009) Bearing capacity of stabilised tropical peat by deep mixing method. Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 3 (2). pp. 682-688. ISSN 1991-8178, http://www.ajbasweb.com/ajbas/2009/682-688.pdf
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Bearing capacity of stabilised tropical peat by deep mixing method
title Bearing capacity of stabilised tropical peat by deep mixing method
title_full Bearing capacity of stabilised tropical peat by deep mixing method
title_fullStr Bearing capacity of stabilised tropical peat by deep mixing method
title_full_unstemmed Bearing capacity of stabilised tropical peat by deep mixing method
title_short Bearing capacity of stabilised tropical peat by deep mixing method
title_sort bearing capacity of stabilised tropical peat by deep mixing method
topic TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
url http://eprints.um.edu.my/8834/1/Bearing_capacity_of_stabilised_tropical_peat_by_deep_mixing_method.pdf
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