Microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation: a widespread phenomenon in the biological world

M Seifan, A Berenjian - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2019 - Springer
Biodeposition of minerals is a widespread phenomenon in the biological world and is
mediated by bacteria, fungi, protists, and plants. Calcium carbonate is one of those minerals …

A decade of progress and turning points in the understanding of bio-improved soils: A review

D Terzis, L Laloui - Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
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 …

Unconfined compressive and splitting tensile strength of basalt fiber–reinforced biocemented sand

Y Xiao, X He, TM Evans, AW Stuedlein… - Journal of Geotechnical …, 2019 - ascelibrary.org
The strength properties of basalt fiber–reinforced biocemented (BFRB) sand specimens with
various calcite contents and fiber contents are investigated through a series of unconfined …

Soil bio-cementation using a new one-phase low-pH injection method

L Cheng, MA Shahin, J Chu - Acta Geotechnica, 2019 - Springer
Soil bio-cementation via microbially induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) has been
extensively studied as a promising alternative technique to traditional chemical cementing …

Effect of particle shape on strength and stiffness of biocemented glass beads

Y Xiao, AW Stuedlein, J Ran, TM Evans… - … of Geotechnical and …, 2019 - ascelibrary.org
Microbially induced calcite precipitation (MICP) has attracted significant attention as a
promising in situ ground reinforcement method, particularly for the improvement of existing …

Strength, stiffness, and microstructure characteristics of biocemented calcareous sand

L Liu, H Liu, AW Stuedlein, TM Evans… - Canadian Geotechnical …, 2019 - cdnsciencepub.com
Calcareous sands are known as problematic soils in nature and challenge geotechnical
engineers in many practical projects. Microbially induced calcite precipitation (MICP) is an …

Effect of relative density and biocementation on cyclic response of calcareous sand

P Xiao, H Liu, AW Stuedlein… - Canadian …, 2019 - cdnsciencepub.com
Microbial-induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP) represents a promising approach
to improve the geotechnical engineering properties of soils through the precipitation of …

Shear strength behavior and parameters of microbial gellan gum-treated soils: from sand to clay

I Chang, GC Cho - Acta Geotechnica, 2019 - Springer
Microbial biopolymers have recently been introduced as a new material for soil treatment
and improvement. Biopolymers provide significant strengthening to soil, even in small …

[PDF][PDF] 微生物岩土技术及其应用研究新进展

刘汉龙, 肖鹏, 肖杨, 楚剑 - 土木与环境工程学报(中英文), 2019 - qks.cqu.edu.cn
微生物岩土技术主要是利用自然界广泛存在的微生物的代谢功能, 与环境中其他物质发生一系列
生物化学反应, 改变土体的物理力学及工程性质, 从而实现环境净化, 土壤修复, 地基处理等目的 …

Microscale visualization of microbial-induced calcium carbonate precipitation processes

Y Wang, K Soga, JT DeJong… - Journal of Geotechnical …, 2019 - ascelibrary.org
Microbial-induced calcium carbonate (CaCO 3) precipitation (MICP) has been explored for
its potential engineering applications such as soil stabilization, but current understanding of …