This book gathers state-of-the-art knowledge from experts who worked extensively in foundation engineering in tropical residual soils. They cover geology and formation of residual soils; site investigations; characterization and selection of parameters for foundation design; design of shallow and deep foundations including driven piles, drilled shafts and caissons; and special topics such as design of piles in marginally stable river banks, micro piles, Augeo pile, pile load and NDT, foundation failures and remedial works, and pile-supported embankment. The book also includes a country case...

For the successful design, construction and performance of structures built on such marginal soils as peat and organic soils, it is highly necessary to predict geotechnical behaviour in terms of settlement, shear strength and stability, with respect to time. This text is specifically written to provide a comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview of peat land, especially with regard to its geotechnical engineering properties. The work will benefit students, researchers, engineers and academics working with these types of soils.