ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the engineering geology of tropical residual soils in Malaysia. The IRUPDWLRQRIWURSLFDOUHVLGXDOVRLOVDQGIDFWRUVDIIHFWLQJVRLOIRUPDWLRQDUHEULHÀ\UHYLHZHG 7KLVLVWKHQIROORZHGE\DGLVFXVVLRQRQZHDWKHULQJSUR¿OHV7KHGLVWULEXWLRQRIWURSLFDO residual soils in Malaysia in relation to rock types is illustrated followed by their physicoFKHPLFDOSURSHUWLHV7KHFKDSWHUHQGVZLWKDGLVFXVVLRQRQWKHLUHQJLQHHULQJVLJQL¿FDQFH and how tropical residual soils affect slope stability, dam foundations, etc. drawing on local case histories as illustrations.
