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Sri Aman peat: Settlement observation and geotechnical properties investigation

This paper presents the findings from the field observation and site exploration for construction on peat in Sri Aman, Sarawak, Malaysia. A visit to Balai Bomba and Pejabat Metrologi in Sri Aman has been done in August 2019. From the observation and measurement conducted on the two locations of the...

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Main Authors: Norazzlina, M.Sa‘don, Abdul Razak, Abdul Karim, S.N.L., Taib, Edward, Anak Muol, Ling, Benson Jin Yaw, Angela, Ee
Format: Proceeding
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2021
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TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
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spelling my.unimas.ir.348412021-03-16T02:20:23Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/34841/ Sri Aman peat: Settlement observation and geotechnical properties investigation Norazzlina, M.Sa‘don Abdul Razak, Abdul Karim S.N.L., Taib Edward, Anak Muol Ling, Benson Jin Yaw Angela, Ee TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) This paper presents the findings from the field observation and site exploration for construction on peat in Sri Aman, Sarawak, Malaysia. A visit to Balai Bomba and Pejabat Metrologi in Sri Aman has been done in August 2019. From the observation and measurement conducted on the two locations of the constructed area on peat shows the settlement, δ recorded ranges from 100 mm to 150 mm. A field sampling for the determination of geotechnical properties of peat has been done in Balai Bomba Sri Aman. The depth of the peat in the area is about 2.88 m and the results show that the peat has high natural moisture content ranges from 900 % to 1400 %. The organic content (OC) for the site is in the range of 70 %-90 % for a depth of 0.5 m to 2.88 m, and categorized as H3, fibrous peat except for the first 0.5 m is 63 % which fall under H5, hemic peat group according to Von Post classification. IOP Publishing 2021 Proceeding PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/34841/1/abstract.pdf Norazzlina, M.Sa‘don and Abdul Razak, Abdul Karim and S.N.L., Taib and Edward, Anak Muol and Ling, Benson Jin Yaw and Angela, Ee (2021) Sri Aman peat: Settlement observation and geotechnical properties investigation. In: The 13th International UNIMAS Engineering Conference 2020 (ENCON 2020), 27th - 28th October 2020, Kuching, Malaysia. doi:10.1088/1757-899X/1101/1/012006
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topic TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
spellingShingle TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Norazzlina, M.Sa‘don
Abdul Razak, Abdul Karim
S.N.L., Taib
Edward, Anak Muol
Ling, Benson Jin Yaw
Angela, Ee
Sri Aman peat: Settlement observation and geotechnical properties investigation
description This paper presents the findings from the field observation and site exploration for construction on peat in Sri Aman, Sarawak, Malaysia. A visit to Balai Bomba and Pejabat Metrologi in Sri Aman has been done in August 2019. From the observation and measurement conducted on the two locations of the constructed area on peat shows the settlement, δ recorded ranges from 100 mm to 150 mm. A field sampling for the determination of geotechnical properties of peat has been done in Balai Bomba Sri Aman. The depth of the peat in the area is about 2.88 m and the results show that the peat has high natural moisture content ranges from 900 % to 1400 %. The organic content (OC) for the site is in the range of 70 %-90 % for a depth of 0.5 m to 2.88 m, and categorized as H3, fibrous peat except for the first 0.5 m is 63 % which fall under H5, hemic peat group according to Von Post classification.
format Proceeding
author Norazzlina, M.Sa‘don
Abdul Razak, Abdul Karim
S.N.L., Taib
Edward, Anak Muol
Ling, Benson Jin Yaw
Angela, Ee
author_facet Norazzlina, M.Sa‘don
Abdul Razak, Abdul Karim
S.N.L., Taib
Edward, Anak Muol
Ling, Benson Jin Yaw
Angela, Ee
author_sort Norazzlina, M.Sa‘don
title Sri Aman peat: Settlement observation and geotechnical properties investigation
title_short Sri Aman peat: Settlement observation and geotechnical properties investigation
title_full Sri Aman peat: Settlement observation and geotechnical properties investigation
title_fullStr Sri Aman peat: Settlement observation and geotechnical properties investigation
title_full_unstemmed Sri Aman peat: Settlement observation and geotechnical properties investigation
title_sort sri aman peat: settlement observation and geotechnical properties investigation
publisher IOP Publishing
publishDate 2021
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/34841/1/abstract.pdf
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