This article presents a comprehensive study on the efficacy of xanthan gum (XG) biopolymer
as a green construction material in treating problematic expansive subgrade. The soil was …

The COVID-19 pandemic has not only caused a global health crisis, but it has also had
significant environmental and human consequences. During the COVID-19 pandemic, this …

Soil–cement materials are widely used in civil engineering. Previous studies described
problems related to errors in ultrasonic measurements of the unconfined compressive …

People are forced to use all types of soil, especially bad soils, as infrastructure demands
grow. Different procedures must be used to ameliorate these poor soils, which are fragile …

The deficiency of high-quality soils in Saudi Arabia's southern and northern regions, as well
as along the Arabian Gulf coasts, is regarded as one of the most common issues with the …

Biocementation has broad application prospects for reinforcing granular materials in
geotechnical engineering. However, only few studies have been conducted on the size …

Neat asphalt emulsions have poor physicochemical properties. In order to endow neat
asphalt emulsions with excellent physicochemical properties and broaden their application …

Considering cement environmental sustainability issues, geopolymer materials composed of
glass powder and calcium carbide could be a suitable alternative to the cement. In order to …

Soil improvement using chemical admixtures has been extensively investigated in the recent
past and these admixtures are abundantly being used on various construction projects …

The porosity/cement ratio (η/C iv) has been applied as a key parameter for the
understanding of tensile and compressive strengths of a wide range of soils-cement …