ABSTRACT

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 soi

chapter 1|20 pages

Introduction

chapter 4|30 pages

The behaviour of unsaturated soil

chapter 5|38 pages

Volume change of tropical residual soils

chapter 7|70 pages

Slopes

chapter 9|50 pages

Residual soils of Hong Kong

chapter 10|28 pages

Residual soils of India

chapter 11|43 pages

Residual soils of SoutheastAsia