Research and practice in the broader fields of civil and geotechnical engineering had long
ignored the presence of living microorganisms in the subsurface and the way it impacts …

For a long time in the practice of geotechnical engineering, soil has been viewed as an inert
material, comprising only inorganic phases. However, microorganisms including bacteria …

New, exciting opportunities for utilizing biological processes to modify the engineering
properties of the subsurface (eg strength, stiffness, permeability) have recently emerged …

Geotechnical research has been yearning for revolutionary innovations that could bring
breakthroughs to conventional practices, especially at a time when energy efficiency and …

The concept of using biological process in soil improvement which is known as bio-
mediated soil improvement technique has shown greater potential in geotechnical …

With the fast-developing bioengineering techniques in recent decades, researchers have
started to try to apply bio-techniques to geotechnical engineering. Microbial induced calcite …

Bio-cementation is a recently developed technique for soil stabilization in geotechnical
engineering applications, as it employs microbiological activity that improves the …

Until recently, engineers either ignored or neglected the role of microorganisms in
geotechnical engineering. The microbially induced calcite precipitation (MICP) research …

Bio‐mediated soil improvement involves the usage of microbes to improve soil engineering
performance through a series of bio‐geochemical processes. In particular, Microbially …

Microbial-induced calcite precipitation (MICP) is a promising new technology in the area of
Civil Engineering with potential to become a cost-effective, environmentally friendly and …