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dc.contributor.advisor Tennekoon, BL
dc.contributor.author Hearth, HMSD
dc.date.accessioned 2011-06-11T04:09:27Z
dc.date.available 2011-06-11T04:09:27Z
dc.identifier.uri http://dl.lib.mrt.ac.lk/handle/123/1054
dc.description.abstract Peat is an accumulation of partially decomposed and disintegrated plant remains, which have been fossilized under conditions of incomplete aeration and high water content. Development of peat is a progressive process with the continuous decomposition of plant matter. With time plant fiber may disappear leaving organic soils (organic clay/ organic slit), or organic matter may decompose in to an amorphous form. As the decomposition of plant fiber/vegetation is a time dependent process, different stages of decomposition could exist. Investigation done in low-laying areas of Colombo reveal the existence of 3 different types of peaty soils. 1. Fiber peats 2. Amorphous peat 3. Organic clays mixed with peat.
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.subject CIVIL ENGINEERING-THESIS
dc.subject GEOTECHNICAL ENG.-PEATY SOILS
dc.title Use of barden model for consolidation of Sri Lankan peaty soils
dc.type Thesis-Abstract
dc.identifier.faculty Engineering en_US
dc.identifier.degree MEng en_US
dc.identifier.department Department of Civil Engineering en_US
dc.date.accept 2000
dc.identifier.accno 72465 en_US


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