Fly ash and bottom ash are the waste materials obtained in enormous quantities from the coal based thermal power plants making their usage and disposal very difficult. There is a scope of utilizing these waste materials in raising ash dykes. This book presents the results of investigation carried out to assess the suitability of fly ash/bottom ash mixed with local soil for raising ash dyke. Samples of fly ash, bottom ash and soil were obtained from the power plant site and a series of laboratory investigations were carried out on mixture of fly ash, bottom ash and local soil in order to find...

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.