Shear Wave Velocity Measurements in Tropical Peat Using In-house Device

• Main Authors: K. T., Lee, D., Youventharan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit UMP 2022
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General); TE Highway engineering. Roads and pavements; TH Building construction
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/34214/7/Shear%20Wave%20Velocity%20Measurements.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/34214/; https://journal.ump.edu.my/construction/article/view/7404; https://doi.org/10.15282/cons.v2i1.7404
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Pahang

Many people in the construction industry will agree that peat is a problematic material due to its compressibility behaviour. However, construction on these areas are inevitable because of the scarcity in space and suitable land for development. Hence, there is a need for proper in-situ testing on s...