| Titre : |
Geotechnics of organic soils and peat |
| Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
| Auteurs : |
Bujang B.K. Huat ; Arun Prasad ; Afshin Asadi, Auteur |
| Editeur : |
Boca Raton : CRC Press |
| Année de publication : |
2014 |
| Autre Editeur : |
Taylor and Francis Group |
| Importance : |
269 p. |
| Présentation : |
ill. |
| Format : |
26 cm |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : |
978-0-415-65941-3 |
| Note générale : |
Bibliogr. Index. |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Mots-clés : |
Sols, Mécanique des;Tourbe;Soil mechanics;Peat soils |
| Résumé : |
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 building on these soils, or, when this is not possible, to simply remove or replace soils, which in some instances can lead to possibly uneconomical design and construction alternatives. However, in many countries of the world, these soils cover a substantial land area and pressure on land use is resulting in ever more frequent utilisation of such marginal grounds.
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. |
Geotechnics of organic soils and peat [texte imprimé] / Bujang B.K. Huat ; Arun Prasad ; Afshin Asadi, Auteur . - Boca Raton : CRC Press : Taylor and Francis Group, 2014 . - 269 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. ISBN : 978-0-415-65941-3 Bibliogr. Index. Langues : Anglais ( eng)
| Mots-clés : |
Sols, Mécanique des;Tourbe;Soil mechanics;Peat soils |
| Résumé : |
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 building on these soils, or, when this is not possible, to simply remove or replace soils, which in some instances can lead to possibly uneconomical design and construction alternatives. However, in many countries of the world, these soils cover a substantial land area and pressure on land use is resulting in ever more frequent utilisation of such marginal grounds.
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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