A state of art review of peat: geotechnical engineering perspective

• Main Authors: Kazemian, Sina, Kim Huat, Bujang, Prasad, Arun, Barghchi, Maassoumeh
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Academic Journals 2011
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22778/1/22778.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22778/; https://academicjournals.org/journal/IJPS/article-abstract/046C07225431
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Peat is a type of soft soil composed of high contents of fibrous organic matters and is produced by the partial decomposition and disintegration of mosses, sedges, trees, and other plants that grow in marshes and other wet place in the condition of lack of oxygen. These soils are geotechnically prob...