Characterization of Escuminac peat and construction on peatland

Characterisation and Engineering Properties of Natural Soils

Volumn 3-4, Issue , 2007, Pages 2135-2189

  Landva, A O ^a  

^a Gemtec Limited   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEARING SURFACES; COMPACTED FILL; DURING CONSTRUCTION; HUMIFICATION; INTRAPARTICLE; MINERAL SOILS; PEATLAND; PRIMARY COMPRESSIONS; ROAD EMBANKMENTS;

EMBANKMENTS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; ROADS AND STREETS; SOILS; WETLANDS;

PEAT;

EID: 84857815907     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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