Peat is formed by the degradation of plants and animals in the lack of oxygen and is widely known for its very weak geotechnical characteristics. This is the reason to be considered as an unsuitable foundation soil for construction activities. Several attempts have been made to characterize and stabilize peat soil to make construction viable. This study encapsulates an extensive literature review of the available published data for Atterberg limits, consolidation, and stabilization of peat soil using traditional additives, especially cement and lime. Moreover, peat formation and distribution around the world are also discussed. The analysis of the gathered data shows that peat soils having a high amount of fibers may suffer a large amount of secondary consolidation when the load is applied. Besides, the compressibility factors vary for Malaysian peat due to different water and organic contents. The improvement of peat soil is challenging and expensive, requiring an extra amount of stabilizer for the initiation of the stabilization process. However, the optimum and threshold stabilizer’s dosage for peat is also a challenging task to predict due to several factors affecting the stabilization process. Lastly, the study concludes with recommendations on the implication of the fall cone and thread rolling tests for the determination of Atterberg limits of fibrous peat, effective consolidometer for peat, and utilization of traditional additives for peat soil stabilization.

泥炭是由植物和动物在缺氧的情况下降解形成的，因其非常弱的岩土特性而广为人知。这就是被视为不适合建筑活动的基础土壤的原因。已经进行了多次尝试来表征和稳定泥炭土，以使施工可行。本研究概括了对使用传统添加剂（尤其是水泥和石灰）泥炭土的阿特伯格极限、固结和稳定的可用已发表数据的广泛文献综述。此外，还讨论了世界各地的泥炭形成和分布。对收集到的数据的分析表明，当施加载荷时，具有大量纤维的泥炭土可能会遭受大量的二次固结。除了，由于不同的水和有机物含量，马来西亚泥炭的压缩系数不同。泥炭土的改良具有挑战性且成本高昂，需要额外量的稳定剂来启动稳定过程。然而，由于影响稳定过程的几个因素，泥炭的最佳和阈值稳定剂剂量也是一项具有挑战性的任务。最后，该研究最后提出了关于落锥和螺纹滚压试验对确定纤维泥炭的阿特伯格极限的意义、泥炭的有效固结仪以及利用传统添加剂稳定泥炭土壤的建议。需要额外量的稳定剂来启动稳定过程。然而，由于影响稳定过程的几个因素，泥炭的最佳和阈值稳定剂剂量也是一项具有挑战性的任务。最后，该研究最后提出了关于落锥和螺纹滚压试验对确定纤维泥炭的 Atterberg 极限的意义、泥炭的有效固结仪以及利用传统添加剂稳定泥炭土壤的建议。需要额外量的稳定剂来启动稳定过程。然而，由于影响稳定过程的几个因素，泥炭的最佳和阈值稳定剂剂量也是一项具有挑战性的任务。最后，该研究最后提出了关于落锥和螺纹滚压试验对确定纤维泥炭的阿特伯格极限的意义、泥炭的有效固结仪以及利用传统添加剂稳定泥炭土壤的建议。