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 …

Geotechnical engineering behaviors of gellan gum biopolymer treated sand

I Chang, J Im, GC Cho - Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 2016 - cdnsciencepub.com
Biological approaches have recently been explored as environmentally friendly alternatives
to engineered soil methods in geotechnical engineering practices. The use of microbial …

A review of the application of biopolymers on geotechnical engineering and the strengthening mechanisms between typical biopolymers and soils

J Jang - Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The use of admixtures in soils to improve their properties has been implemented since
ancient times. Diverse conventional admixtures such as lime, fly ash, and cement have been …

The drying effect on xanthan gum biopolymer treated sandy soil shear strength

C Chen, L Wu, M Perdjon, X Huang, Y Peng - Construction and Building …, 2019 - Elsevier
Biopolymers are environmentally friendly materials which have shown their competitiveness
in civil engineering. Researchers mentioned that drying is the crucial factor in the behaviour …

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 …

Effects of xanthan gum biopolymer on the permeability, odometer, unconfined compressive and triaxial shear behavior of a sand

AF Cabalar, M Wiszniewski, Z Skutnik - Soil mechanics and foundation …, 2017 - Springer
Biopolymers, which are microbially induced polymers, can be used as an alternative
material to improve engineering performance of soils. In this paper, a laboratory study of …

[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 …

Evaluating the physical characteristics of biopolymer/soil mixtures

MK Ayeldeen, AM Negm, MA El Sawwaf - Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2016 - Springer
Biopolymers are natural polymers produced by living organisms and are considered
environmentally friendly and sustainable materials; however, the physical properties of …

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 …

[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 …