Abstract Peat soil is one of the types available in Malaysia, which has a high compressibility and low shear strength. Thus, peat considered inappropriate to support construction site its natural state. Among methods suitable for stabilization using cement. However, quantity cement required quite large made this method not too environmentally friendly due carbon dioxide, CO 2 emission from prod...

This paper deals with the possibility of using Schmidt hardness test, which does not require much preliminary preparation and is easy to perform, in production commercial blocks a quarry. Previous recommendations for testing rock materials were specifically related tests performed geomechanical purposes. They also referred mostly smaller samples, but has some special features, mainly because th...