Nanofertilizers: A smart and sustainable attribute to modern agriculture

A Nongbet, AK Mishra, YK Mohanta, S Mahanta… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
The widespread use of fertilizers is a result of the increased global demand for food. The
commonly used chemical fertilizers may increase plant growth and output, but they have …

Nano-enabled products: challenges and opportunities for sustainable agriculture

VD Rajput, A Singh, T Minkina, S Rawat, S Mandzhieva… - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nanotechnology has gained popularity in recent years owing to its established potential for
application and implementation in various sectors such as medical drugs, medicine …

Strength development of solidified dredged sludge containing humic acid with cement, lime and nano-SiO2

L Lang, N Liu, B Chen - Construction and Building Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
The disposal of dredged sludge (DS) poses an increasingly difficult problem for sediment
dredging engineering. This study investigated the strength development of solidifying DS …

Laboratory investigation and field evaluation of loess improvement using nanoclay–A sustainable material for construction

A Tabarsa, N Latifi, CL Meehan… - Construction and Building …, 2018 - Elsevier
Loess soils are aeolian deposits of primarily silt sized soil particles, which are often lightly
cemented. The wind-blown depositional process of loess formation yields a relatively loose …

Investigation on strength and microstructure characteristics of nano-MgO admixed with cemented soft soil

K Yao, W Wang, N Li, C Zhang, L Wang - Construction and Building …, 2019 - Elsevier
The effectiveness of nano-MgO in strength properties and microstructure characteristics of
cement stabilized soft soil were analyzed in this study. Sulfuric acid attack was also taken …

Dynamic behavior and stability of soil foundation in heavy haul railway tracks: A review

G Lazorenko, A Kasprzhitskii, Z Khakiev… - Construction and Building …, 2019 - Elsevier
The roadbed is the most deformable and most heterogeneous component of the railway
track infrastructure, which state is the main factor determining the efficiency of the road, and …

Mechanical characteristics and solidification mechanism of slag/fly ash-based geopolymer and cement solidified organic clay: A comparative study

Y Su, B Luo, Z Luo, F Xu, H Huang, Z Long… - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
Geopolymers have recently received intensive research interests in the solidification of
various soft soils due to their low-carbon footprint and environmentally friendly. However …

Dam construction material selection by implementing the integrated SWARA—CODAS approach with target-based attributes

A Ijadi Maghsoodi, A Ijadi Maghsoodi… - Archives of Civil and …, 2019 - Springer
The selection of the optimal material in engineering design procedures of any construction
project due to the complexity of future circumstances could be considered as a complex …

Effect of carbon fiber and nanosilica on shear properties of silty soil and the mechanisms

H Cui, Z Jin, X Bao, W Tang, B Dong - Construction and Building Materials, 2018 - Elsevier
In this study, the effects of carbon fiber and nanosilica on properties of silty soil including
physical, microstructural characteristics and shear resistance were investigated. Soil …

The engineering behind soil stabilization with additives: a state-of-the-art review

A Anburuvel - Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2024 - Springer
Soil stabilization using additives is considered as one of the sustainable alternative
techniques to deal with acute material shortages. Critically reviewing the contemporary …