[HTML][HTML] Enhancing mechanical behaviors of collapsible soil using two biopolymers

M Ayeldeen, A Negm, M El-Sawwaf… - Journal of rock mechanics …, 2017 - Elsevier
This study aims to investigate the possibility of using biopolymer (environmental friendly
material) to enhance the mechanical behaviors of collapsible soil. Two types of biopolymers …

Use of xanthan and guar gums in soil strengthening

H Dehghan, A Tabarsa, N Latifi, Y Bagheri - Clean Technologies and …, 2019 - Springer
Addition of appropriate additives is considered as one of the most widely used techniques in
soil stabilization applications. This study explores the viability of two types of biopolymer …

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 …

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 …

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 …

The influence of nanomaterials on collapsible soil treatment

B Iranpour - Engineering geology, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper presents an experimental study aiming to understand the impacts of
nanomaterials on collapsible soil Behavior. Collapsible soils are among problematic soils …

Effect of biopolymeric stabilization on the strength and compressibility characteristics of cohesive soil

KV Vydehi, AAB Moghal - Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 2022 - ascelibrary.org
Sustainable engineering discourages the use of conventional soil stabilizers such as lime
and cement owing to their higher carbon emission rates. To address these challenges, many …

[PDF][PDF] Geotechnical engineering behavior of biopolymer-treated soft marine soil

YM Kwon1a, I Chang2b, M Lee1c, GC Cho - Geomech. Eng, 2019 - researchgate.net
Soft marine soil has high fine-grained soil content and in-situ water content. Thus, it has low
shear strength and bearing capacity and is susceptible to a large settlement, which leads to …

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 …