Laboratory evaluation of horizontal coefficient of consolidation, Ch of fibrous peat soil

Encountered extensively in wetlands, fibrous peat is considered as problematic soil because it exhibits unusual compression behaviour. When a mass of fibrous peat soil with both vertical and horizontal drainage boundaries is subjected to a consolidation pressure, rate of excess pore water dissipatio...

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Main Author:	Wong, Leong Sing
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2005
Subjects:	TA Engineering (General) Civil engineering (General)
Online Access:	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/5352/1/WongLeongSingMFKA2005.pdf
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spelling	my-utm-ep.53522018-03-07T20:58:36Z Laboratory evaluation of horizontal coefficient of consolidation, Ch of fibrous peat soil 2005-11 Wong, Leong Sing TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) Encountered extensively in wetlands, fibrous peat is considered as problematic soil because it exhibits unusual compression behaviour. When a mass of fibrous peat soil with both vertical and horizontal drainage boundaries is subjected to a consolidation pressure, rate of excess pore water dissipation from the soil in the horizontal direction is higher than that in the vertical direction. The rates of excess pore water dissipation from the soil in the vertical and horizontal directions are measured by vertical and horizontal coefficient of consolidation (cv and ch) respectively. This project report presents laboratory findings on the consolidation behaviour of fibrous peat from Bahru village, Pontian, Johor with respect to one dimensional vertical and radial consolidation. Results from hydraulic consolidation tests indicate that the ch/cv ratio of the soil is greater than 1 when the soil is subjected to consolidation pressure of 50 kPa, 100 kPa, and 200 kPa. This implies that the utilization of horizontal drain maybe suitable for soil improvement to accelerate the settlement of fibrous peat soil. 2005-11 Thesis http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/5352/ http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/5352/1/WongLeongSingMFKA2005.pdf application/pdf en public masters Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Civil Engineering Faculty of Civil Engineering
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description	Encountered extensively in wetlands, fibrous peat is considered as problematic soil because it exhibits unusual compression behaviour. When a mass of fibrous peat soil with both vertical and horizontal drainage boundaries is subjected to a consolidation pressure, rate of excess pore water dissipation from the soil in the horizontal direction is higher than that in the vertical direction. The rates of excess pore water dissipation from the soil in the vertical and horizontal directions are measured by vertical and horizontal coefficient of consolidation (cv and ch) respectively. This project report presents laboratory findings on the consolidation behaviour of fibrous peat from Bahru village, Pontian, Johor with respect to one dimensional vertical and radial consolidation. Results from hydraulic consolidation tests indicate that the ch/cv ratio of the soil is greater than 1 when the soil is subjected to consolidation pressure of 50 kPa, 100 kPa, and 200 kPa. This implies that the utilization of horizontal drain maybe suitable for soil improvement to accelerate the settlement of fibrous peat soil.
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Wong, Leong Sing
author_facet	Wong, Leong Sing
author_sort	Wong, Leong Sing
title	Laboratory evaluation of horizontal coefficient of consolidation, Ch of fibrous peat soil
title_short	Laboratory evaluation of horizontal coefficient of consolidation, Ch of fibrous peat soil
title_full	Laboratory evaluation of horizontal coefficient of consolidation, Ch of fibrous peat soil
title_fullStr	Laboratory evaluation of horizontal coefficient of consolidation, Ch of fibrous peat soil
title_full_unstemmed	Laboratory evaluation of horizontal coefficient of consolidation, Ch of fibrous peat soil
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granting_institution	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Civil Engineering
granting_department	Faculty of Civil Engineering
publishDate	2005
url	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/5352/1/WongLeongSingMFKA2005.pdf
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Laboratory evaluation of horizontal coefficient of consolidation, Ch of fibrous peat soil

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