Bearing capacity of stabilised tropical peat by deep mixing method

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,

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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.

Item Type:	Article
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Additional Information:	Cited By (since 1996):2 Export Date: 16 December 2013 Source: Scopus Language of Original Document: English Correspondence Address: Islam, Md.S.; Dept. of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; email: biploborion@yahoo.com References: Alwi, A., (2007) Ground Improvement on Malaysian Peat Soils Using Stabilised Peat-Column Techniques, , PhD thesis, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Bustamante, M., Gianeeseli, L., Pile Bearing Capacity Predictions by Means of Static Penetrometer CPT (1982) Proceedings of the 2nd European Symposium on Penetration Testing, ESOPT-II, 2, pp. 493-500. , Amsterdam; Edil, T.B., Recent advances in geotechnical characterization and construction over peat and organic soils (2003) 2nd Int. Conf. on Advances in Soft Soil Engineering and Technology, pp. 3-25. , Eds, Huat et al. Malaysia, pp; EuroSoilStab 2002. Development of Design and Construction Methods to Stabilise Soft Organic Soils: Design Guide Soft Soil Stabilisation. CT97-035 1. Project No. BE 96-3177, Industrial & Materials Technologies Programme (Brite- EuRam III), European CommissionHebib, S., Farrel, E.R., Some experiences on the stabilisation of Irish peats (2003) Can. Geotech. J, 40, pp. 107-102; Hashim, R., Islam, S., Engineering Properties of Peat Soils in Peninsular, Malaysia (2008) Journal of Applied Sciences, 8 (22), pp. 4215-4219; Hartlen, J., Wolski, J., (1996) Embankments on organic soils, , Elsevier; Munro, R., 2004. Dealing with Bearing Capacity Problems on Low Vlume Roads Constructed on Peat, The Highland Council, Transport, Environmental & Community Service, HQ, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness IV3 5NX ScotlandSing, W. L., R. Hshim and F. H. Ali, 2008. Behavior of Stabilized Peat Soils in Unconfined Compression Tests, American J. of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 1(4): 274-279UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-65549100591&partnerID=40&md5=880aaf90f2605122d711300072bb2e7a
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Bentonite; Binder; CaCl2; Cement; Hand mixing; Soil column
Subjects:	T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Engineering
Depositing User:	Mr Jenal S
Date Deposited:	07 Jan 2014 01:19
Last Modified:	14 Nov 2019 01:45
URI:	http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/8834

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