BEHAVIOR OF ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY AGAINST SHEAR STRENGTH AND INDEX PROPERTIES FOR COMPACTED LATERITE SOIL
Laterite soil is commonly considered as a good natural foundation and building material. This type of soil is found in abundance in most of the tropical countries including Malaysia. In any project, the properties oflaterite soil are determined through borehole sampling as this technique delivers...
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| Language: | English |
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2016
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| Online Access: | http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/21666/1/2016-CIVIL%20AND%20ENVIRONMENTAL-BEHAVIOUR%20OF%20ELECTRICAL%20RESISTIVITY%20AGAINTS%20SHEAR%20STRENGTH%20AND%20INDEX%20PROPERTIES%20FOR%20COMPACTED%20LATERITE%20SOIL-MUHAMMAD%20BURHAN%20MEMON.pdf http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/21666/ |
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| Summary: | Laterite soil is commonly considered as a good natural foundation and building
material. This type of soil is found in abundance in most of the tropical countries
including Malaysia. In any project, the properties oflaterite soil are determined through
borehole sampling as this technique delivers reliable properties of subsurface soil.
However, the drawback of this technique is that it is time-consuming, expensive and
cumbersome. Therefore, in order to save cost, time and energy, electrical resistivity
method is an alternative technique, which could provide a quick and rapid assessment
of tlie, snhsnrfar.r, rsoil without r,nnning any rlkturh^nne to the siihsnrfaoe soil. The
principal objective of this study is to evaluate the relationship of strength and some
index properties of laterite soil with electrical resistivity. The research study is based
on laboratory investigations only. Overall, 40 soil samples were acquired from selected
field locations in Perak state and subjected to laboratory testing. Regression technique
was applied for the analysis of soil samples using different trends. |
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