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    Improvement of settlement problems of fibrous peat

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    Authors
    Kazemian, Sina
    Moayedi, H.
    Date
    2014
    Type
    Conference Paper
    
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    Kazemian, S. and Moayedi, H. 2014. Improvement of settlement problems of fibrous peat, in Proceedings of the Geo-Hubei 2014 International Conference on Sustainable Civil Infrastructure, July 20-22 2014. Yichang, Hubei, China: ASCE.
    Source Title
    Geotechnical Special Publication
    DOI
    10.1061/9780784478448.017
    ISBN
    9780784478448
    ISSN
    0895-0563
    Faculty
    Faculty of Science and Engineering
    School
    School of Civil and Mechanical Engineering
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/76229
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    The distribution of peat deposits can be found in many countries and peat-land constituents from 5-8% of earth land surface, where approximately 60% of the wetlands are peat. An increasing growth of the population leads to the necessity of peat-land utilization for development purposes. This article describes a laboratory study on the effect of different binders on the settlement of fibrous peat. The effect of sodium silicate, ordinary Portland cement, and kaolinite on the settlement of peat is investigated through the Rowe Cell consolidation test. At the end of this study, it is shown by increasing sodium silicate (within 2.5%), cement, and kaolinite on treated peat, they are able to improve settlement of fibrous peat much more than conventional binders such as pure cement. © 2014 ASCE.

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