Triaxial test behaviour of silty sands treated with agar biopolymer

S Smitha, K Rangaswamy… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
In the current research, the study of undrained behaviour of agar biopolymer treated natural
silty sand obtained from Kalpetta, Kerala was done. An experimental investigation was …

Use of agar biopolymer to improve the shear strength behavior of sabarmati sand

S Smitha, A Sachan - International Journal of Geotechnical …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Loose saturated sandy soils are low shear strength soils, which are also prone to
liquefaction under earthquake conditions. Many soil treatment techniques using admixers …

Experimental study on unconfined compressive and cyclic triaxial test behavior of agar biopolymer–treated silty sand

S Smitha, K Rangaswamy - Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2021 - Springer
The need for space for infrastructure development has plummeted studies in ground
improvement to an eminent research topic. But in the present day where the need for …

Effect of biopolymer treatment on pore pressure response and dynamic properties of silty sand

S Smitha, K Rangaswamy - Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 2020 - ascelibrary.org
Liquefaction is a phenomenon where the soil mass behaves like a liquid due to the rise in
excess pore-water pressure, which results in the complete loss of shear strength. Most of the …

Improving mechanical properties of sand using biopolymers

HR Khatami, BC O'Kelly - Journal of Geotechnical and …, 2013 - ascelibrary.org
Natural polymers (biopolymers) are discussed as environmentally friendly and sustainable
grouting chemicals. This paper presents guidelines for selecting potentially useful …

[PDF][PDF] Strength and durability characteristics of biopolymer-treated desert sand

MU Qureshi, I Chang, K Al-Sadarani - Geomech. Eng, 2017 - researchgate.net
Biopolymer treatment of geomaterials to develop sustainable geotechnical systems is an
important step towards the reduction of global warming. The cutting edge technology of …

Experimental investigation on the shear strength and deformation behaviour of xanthan gum and guar gum treated clayey sand

SA Kumar, ER Sujatha - Geomechanics and Engineering, 2021 - koreascience.kr
Soil stabilization is widely used to favourably amend the soil behaviour. The use of
biopolymers to treat soil is not only an eco-friendly but is also a sustainable approach …

Fall-cone testing of different size/shape sands treated with a biopolymer

AF Cabalar, S Demir - Geomechanics and Engineering, 2020 - koreascience.kr
This paper presents a study on the undrained shear strength (su) of various sands treated
with a biopolymer by employing an extensive series of laboratory fall-cone penetration …

Laboratory triaxial test behavior of xanthan gum biopolymer-treated sand

S Lee, J Im, GC Cho, I Chang - 2019 - unsworks.unsw.edu.au
Gel-type biopolymers have recently been introduced as environmentally friendly soil binders
and have shown substantial strengthening effects in laboratory experimental programs …

[PDF][PDF] Geotechnical shear behavior of xanthan gum biopolymer treated sand from direct shear testing

S Lee, I Chang, MK Chung, Y Kim… - Geomechanics and …, 2017 - researchgate.net
Conventional geotechnical engineering soil binders such as ordinary cement or lime have
environmental issues in terms of sustainable development. Thus, environmentally friendly …