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 …

[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 …

Exploring the effect of biopolymers in near-surface soils using xanthan gum–modified sand under shear

C Chen, L Wu, M Harbottle - Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 2020 - cdnsciencepub.com
Biopolymers produced in near-surface soils by living organisms, including microbial
extracellular polymeric substances and plant mucilage, offer enhanced moisture retention …

Biopolymers as a sustainable solution for the enhancement of soil mechanical properties

A Soldo, M Miletić, ML Auad - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Improving soil engineering properties is an inevitable process before construction on soft
soil. Increasing soil strength with chemical stabilizing agents, such as cement, raises …

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 …

Study on shear strength of xanthan gum-amended soil

A Soldo, M Miletić - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
When construction work is planned on soil with inadequate shear strength, its engineering
properties need to be improved. Chemical stabilization is one of the solutions for soil …

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] 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 …

Effects of xanthan gum biopolymer on soil mechanical properties

P Bagheri, I Gratchev, M Rybachuk - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
The necessary application of sustainable engineering methodologies has been increasing
as the number of environmental hazards caused by global warming is on the rise. Cement …

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 …