ABSTRACT

Tropical residual soils have a wide range of index and engineering properties depending on their parent rock forming minerals, intensity of weathering, amount of rainfall and temperature. These factors are in turn governed by the geographical location and the prevailing weather conditions. Engineering properties not only vary with spatial locations but also with depth. This chapter provides an overview of the index and engineering properWLHVRIVRPHWURSLFDOUHVLGXDOVRLOV'HVFULSWLRQLGHQWL¿FDWLRQDQGFODVVL¿FDWLRQRIWURSLFDO residual soils are also discussed.