Handbook of Tropical Residual Soils Engineering

Handbook of Tropical Residual Soils Engineering

Bujang B.K. Huat, David G. Toll, Arun Prasad

Features

• The Handbook of Tropical Residual Soils Engineering is a complete reference source and manual for every engineer working on or interested in soil and foundation engineering in tropical areas
• almost all aspects of tropical residual soils are treated, including a range of engineering applications
• a dedicated part of the book contains regionally and country-specific sections, including typical characteristics, soil conditions and practical cases
• includes numerous tables and charts with useful data

Summary

Residual soils are found in many parts of the world. Like other soils, they are used extensively in construction, either to build upon, or as construction material. They are formed when the rate of rock weathering is more rapid than transportation of the weathered particles by e.g., water, gravity and wind, which results in a large share of the soils formed remaining in place. The soils typically retain many of the characteristics of the parent rock. In a tropical region, residual soil layers can be very thick, sometimes extending to hundreds of meters before reaching un-weathered rock. Unlike the more familiar transported sediment soil, the engineering properties and behaviour of tropical residual soils may vary widely from place to place depending upon the rock of origin and the local climate during their formation; and hence are more difficult to predict and model mathematically. Despite their abundance and significance our knowledge and understanding of these soils is not as extensive as that of transported sediment soil.

This volume is intended as a reference guide for practitioners, researchers and advanced students in civil, construction and geological engineering. Unique in its coverage of the subject, it may serve as a standard that benefits every engineer involved in geological, foundation and construction work in tropical residual soils.

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