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dc.contributor.authorShenbaga, Kaniraj
dc.contributor.authorHuong, How luke
dc.contributor.editorT.G. Sitharam
dc.contributor.editorG.L. Sivakumar Babu
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T15:34:57Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T15:34:57Z
dc.date.created2015-03-03T20:16:14Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.identifier.citationShenbaga, K. and Huong, H.L. 2008. Electro-Osmotic Consolidation Experiments on a North Sarawak Peat, in T.G. Sitharam and G.L. Sivakumar Babu (ed), Advances in Geotechnical Engineering - GEOAGE, Dec 17 2008, pp. 70-73. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India: AQUILA Consultancy Services.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/47676
dc.description.abstract

Recent studies in Southeast Asia on Bangkok and Singapore clays have shown that electro-osmosis induces faster rate of consolidation. Literature on the effectiveness of electro-osmosis technique on peat, however, is scarce. In the Sarawak State of Malaysia, peat covers about 13% of area of the State. Experimental studies were undertaken to assess the effectiveness of electro-osmosis technique on a North Sarawak peat. Peat sample was collected from a location 35 km from Miri City along the Miri to Marudi road and geotechnical characterization experiments were carried out. For electro-osmosis experiments, an experimental set-up was designed and fabricated. A preliminary experiment using a commercially available prefabricated electric vertical drain as electrodes was carried out. Several other lessons learnt during the preliminary experiment led to the modification of the set up and selection of experimental variables. The paper presents the details of the preliminary experiment, observations and results.

dc.publisherAQUILA Consultancy Services
dc.subjectElectro-osmosis
dc.subjectGround Improvement
dc.subjectConsolidation
dc.subjectPeat
dc.titleElectro-Osmotic Consolidation Experiments on a North Sarawak Peat
dc.typeConference Paper
dcterms.source.startPage70
dcterms.source.endPage73
dcterms.source.titleProceedings of the Indian Geotechnical Conference 2008
dcterms.source.seriesProceedings of the Indian Geotechnical Conference 2008
dcterms.source.conferenceAdvances in Geotechnical Engineering - GEOAGE
dcterms.source.conference-start-dateDec 17 2008
dcterms.source.conferencelocationIndian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
dcterms.source.placeBangalore, India
curtin.departmentCurtin Sarawak
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