Consolidation Parameters of Reconstituted Peat Soil: Oedometer Testing

Abstract:

This paper presents the consolidation parameters of reconstituted peat soils with different peat soil particle sizes. The reconstituted peat sample was used to determine the consolidation parameters since the undisturbed samples were difficult to collect. The selected sizes of soil particles passing have been collected and formed the reconstituted peat samples by preloaded a pressure to remove the extra water. The testing involve was one-dimensional oedometer consolidation test with the load increment method (5 – 320kPa). It is important to gather the information about a soil profile, especially on consolidation properties which were important in predicting the settlement of soil. Based on the results, compression index (Cc) and swell index (Cs), the values were increased with the increasing peat particles size.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 773-774)
• Pages: 1466-1470
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.773-774.1466
• Online since: July 2015
• Authors: Nurul N. Johari*, I. Bakar, M.H.A. Aziz
• Keywords: Oedometer Consolidation Test, Peat, Reconstituted Sample, Settlement

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