Open AccessTropical Residual Soil Properties on Slopes
Author(s) -
Ishak Mohd Fakhrurrazi,
Zolkepli Muhammad Farhan,
Omardin Mohammad Affendy
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international journal of engineering technology and sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2462-1269
pISSN - 2289-697X
DOI - 10.15282/ijets.8.2017.1.12.1087
Subject(s) - silt , weathering , residual , environmental science , pedogenesis , tropics , vegetation and slope stability , soil science , earth science , geology , soil water , geochemistry , geomorphology , mathematics , ecology , algorithm , biology
Tropical residual soil is a product of chemical weathering, thus its characteristics are dependent upon environmental factors such as parent rocks, climate, topography and age. This type of soil can be found in many countries all over the world, especially in the tropical region. Since there are many accident happens due to slope failure, a comprehensive laboratory study need to be conducted in order to determine the properties of soil located at Pahang Matriculation College. Several experiments involving physical index and engineering properties of soil are conducted. The typical tropical residual properties are showed and can be considered as sandy SILT of high plasticity.