ABSTRACT
Typical macro and microfabric features of the coastal soft soil deposits of Peninsular Malaysia are described. The macrofabric studies were carried out by carefully splitting undisturbed samples of about a metre in length into two halves. The macrofabric features were then examined and recorded by photographing the samples at different time intervals. For the microfabric studies, undisturbed samples were taken and cut into smaller samples of 1cm3 and then prepared using either the air or freeze drying methods. The samples were then gold coated and the microfabric features observed using the Scanning Electron Microscope. Photographs of the microfabric features were taken at different levels of magnification. Comparisons of both the macrofabric and microfabric features of Peninsular Malaysia soft soil deposits with those obtained from other Southeast Asian countries are discussed.
