3D DEM modeling of biocemented sand with fines as cementing agents

H Wu, W Wu, W Liang, F Dai, H Liu… - International Journal for …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP) has attracted much attention as
a promising green technique for soil improvement. Despite the significance of precipitation …

State of the Art: MICP soil improvement and its application to liquefaction hazard mitigation

JT DeJong, MG Gomez, AC San Pablo… - Proceedings of the 20th …, 2022 - par.nsf.gov
The field of biogeotechnics has emerged from the realization that processes intrinsic to
natural systems can provide new approaches and inspiration through which the efficiency …

[HTML][HTML] Erosion mitigation with biocementation: a review on applications, challenges, & future perspectives

AA Dubey, NK Dhami, K Ravi, A Mukherjee - Reviews in Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Soil erosion is a complex natural process that occurs by either individual or combined
actions of wind, hydraulic currents, waves, and rain. This study comprehensively reviews …

Immobilizing copper in loess soil using microbial-induced carbonate precipitation: insights from test tube experiments and one-dimensional soil columns

YX Xie, WC Cheng, L Wang, ZF Xue… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biomineralization as an alternative to traditional remediation measures has been widely
applied to remediate copper (Cu)-contaminated sites due to its environmental-friendly …

Particle size effect on unconfined compressive strength of biotreated sand

Y Xiao, W Xiao, H Wu, H Zhao, H Liu - Transportation Geotechnics, 2023 - Elsevier
The great variations in mechanical properties of biotreated specimens have been reported
due partially to the wide range of particle size, while research on the particle size effect in …

Influence of injection methods on bio-mediated precipitation of carbonates in fracture-mimicking microfluidic chip

C Zhao, Y Xiao, X He, H Liu, Y Liu, J Chu - Géotechnique, 2023 - icevirtuallibrary.com
Enzymatically induced carbonate precipitation (EICP) is a potential method to alter the
hydraulic properties of fractured rocks. The pore-scale in situ formation of bio-mediated …

Acoustic emission of biocemented calcareous sand base

Y Xiao, B Wu, J Shi, L Wang, HL Liu - International Journal of …, 2023 - ascelibrary.org
A meter-scale model test with microbially induced calcite precipitation (MICP) is an efficient
method to validate this sustainable soil reinforcement technique. Mechanical and physical …

Small strain stiffness of graded sands with light biocementation

J Shi, H Li, Y Xiao, J Hu, W Haegeman, H Liu - Acta Geotechnica, 2023 - Springer
Particle size gradation is an important parameter for small strain stiffness of sand, and it can
also affect the biocementation behavior. In this study, a series of isotropic consolidation tests …

Erosion of biotreated field-scale slopes under rainfalls

Y Xiao, W Zhou, J Shi, H Lu, Z Zhang - Journal of Performance of …, 2022 - ascelibrary.org
Rainfall erosion in slopes is a common natural disaster threatening the safety of urban
infrastructure and farmland and the full life cycle sustainability of construction. In this study, a …

[HTML][HTML] Microfluidic study in a meter-long reactive path reveals how the medium's structural heterogeneity shapes MICP-induced biocementation

A Elmaloglou, D Terzis, P De Anna, L Laloui - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Microbially induced calcium carbonate (CaCO3) precipitation (MICP) is one of the major
sustainable alternatives to the artificial cementation of granular media. MICP consists of …