Road settlement analysis on improved peat soil in Pekanbaru

Indonesia is one of the countries that has largest area peat soil. Construction on soil may cause problems to structure due poor physical properties such as having low bearing capacity. There have been several cases where roads built experience damages, like uneven road settlement. This research presents a study in with improvement peatland was used location for construction, which capacity, settlement and time required take place predicted. The analysis conducted condition pavement placed from elevation 0,0 m -0,88 m, considered reinforcement layer. amount occurred, needed consolidation improved