Physico-mechanical characteristics of tropical granite boulders in weathered heterogeneous zones for geotechnical design purposes

• Main Authors: Md Dan, M.F.A., Edy Tonnizam, M., Komoo, I., Madun, A., Abu Talib, M.K., Ramadhansyah, P.J., Mohd Taib, A., Abang Hasbollah, D.Z., Md Yusof, Z., Noorasyikin, M.N.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2023
• Subjects: S Agriculture (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/9329/1/J15792_b00f8ad404966d945d527aacf3d96fc9.pdf; http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/9329/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pce.2022.103311

The presence of isolated or clustered granite boulders in tropical weathered masses commonly formed a very thick heterogeneous zone in weathering Zone 3 to 5. The boulders with various characteristics are always misinterpreted during the geotechnical design process due to being poorly understood a...