Variable penetration rate testing for shear strength of peat – a review

• Main Authors: Akeem, Gbenga Amuda, Fauzan, Sahdi, Alsidqi, Hasan, Siti Noor Linda, Taib
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd. 2018
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/25400/1/Variable%20penetration%20rate%20testing%20for%20shearstrength%20of%20peat%20%E2%80%93%20a%20review.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/25400/; https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19386362.2018.1464816
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

This paper presents a review of the advances in the variable penetration rate testing methods on inorganic soils and its potentials to investigate the appropriate penetration rate and resistance factors for penetrometer testing of peat. A partially drained condition, which often lead...