Because of the alarming rate of human population growth, technological improvement
should be needed to save the environment from pollution. The practice of business as usual …

Various applications of biopolymer-based soil treatment (BPST) in geotechnical engineering
have been implemented in recent years, including dust control, soil strengthening and …

Over the past few decades, the term polymer has been repeatedly used in several industries
for their immense characteristics in different applications. Polymers and their composites …

Soil improvement using biopolymers has attracted considerable attention in recent years,
with the aim to reduce the harmful environmental effects of traditional materials, such as …

The importance of earthen construction materials lies in their widespread availability
combined with a low embodied energy. Chemical stabilizers are commonly used to improve …

Biological approaches have recently been explored as environmentally friendly alternatives
to engineered soil methods in geotechnical engineering practices. The use of microbial …

Microbial biopolymers have recently been introduced as a new material for soil treatment
and improvement. Biopolymers provide significant strengthening to soil, even in small …

This study presents geotechnical characteristics of a low-plasticity clay improved by xanthan
gum biopolymer, which is an innocuous microbially induced polymer with high tensile …

Cement and other traditional materials are frequently used to improve the properties of soil
in the Yellow River Basin, the ecological environment has become severely polluted. To …

Soil-based construction materials are of interest as structural building materials due to their
green credentials, as well as being present in many historical structures. For effective …