This course deals with recognizing and understanding the behavior of tropical peat soil in comparThis course deals with recognizing and understanding the behavior of tropical peat soil in comparison to mineral type of soils. Because of the increasing demand to utilize marginal sites due to economic, political or/and environmental reasons, peat and organic soil has been a part of many present day civil engineering projects. This is especially true for the modern day urban development. A civil engineer is often required to have general knowledge in this aspect.ison to mineral type of soils. Because of the increasing demand to utilize marginal sites due to economic, political or/and environmental reasons, peat and organic soil has been a part of many present day civil engineering projects. This is especially true for the modern day urban development. A civil engineer is often required to have general knowledge in this aspect.