Physical properties of undisturbed tropical peat soil at Pekan district, Pahang, west Malaysia

• Main Authors: Wahab, Abdul, Hasan, Muzamir, Mohd Kusin, Faradiella, Embong, Zaidi, Uz Zaman, Qamar, Babar, Zaheer Uddin, Imran, Muhammad Syamsul
• Format: Article
• Published: Penerbit UTHM 2022
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/102765/; https://publisher.uthm.edu.my/ojs/index.php/ijie/article/view/8667

Peat soilare considered soft soilwith havingweakcharacteristicssuch as low shear strength, high moisture content, and compressibility. Construction perspective, peat soilis consideredas unstable soil due to its poor engineering properties. It may cause an extensive loss in road or...