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dc.contributor.author Kulathilaka, A
dc.date.accessioned 2013-12-27T14:32:31Z
dc.date.available 2013-12-27T14:32:31Z
dc.date.issued 2006
dc.identifier.uri http://dl.lib.mrt.ac.lk/handle/123/9586
dc.description.abstract Finding economical and speedy methods for the improvement of extremely soft peaty clays is a major challenge ahead of the Sri Lankan geotechnical engineers involved in new infrastructure development projects. Peaty clays are with very high water contents and found in low lying areas in several parts of the country. Major Geotechnical problems are associated with constructions done on peaty clays due to very high primary and secondary consolidation settlements and very low shear strengths. Extremely soft consistency of soils encountered in some sites makes it impossible to place any fill without the use of reinforcements and separation layers. Even then the construction will have to be done in several stages to prevent shear failures. In this context the possibility of consolidating the extremely soft peaty clays by electro osmosis - without application of a physical load was studied. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.title Evaluation of electro kinetic properties of Sri Lankan peaty clays en_US
dc.type Conference-Extended-Abstract en_US
dc.identifier.year 2006 en_US
dc.identifier.conference ERU - Research for industry en_US
dc.identifier.pgnos 17-19 en_US
dc.identifier.proceeding Proceedings of the 12th annual symposium 2006 en_US


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