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Construction in Christchurch’s Soft Peat Deposits

Construction in Christchurch’s Soft Peat Deposits

Abstract The Christchurch Northern Corridor is a scheme involving the construction of a new 4-lane highway connecting the City of Christchurch to the Northern Arterial Motorway. The scheme’s site is predominantly underlain by up to 15m of alluvial deposits including very weak, highly compressible peat…