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Abstract

Peat soil including soil type has high compression and low bearing capacity. Improvement of peat soil can be done with stabilization using cement, lime and other materials, but it can not be applied at depths below 1 meter. Effective method to improve it is preloading method. Preloading can be applied using embankment material, so it can accelerate the compression and to increase the bearing capacity of on peat soil. This paper describe the results of small-scale model test in laboratory on peat soil before and after preloading. The results showed that the preloading is able to accelerate the compression and increase the bearing capacity of peat.