This paper provides a review of the research on use of polymers for soil stabilization in
pavement and geotechnical engineering. First, the properties impacting the effectiveness of …

This study reviews the fundamental mechanisms of biological soil improvement methods—
microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP) and biopolymer treatment (BPT) …

Recently, chitosan biopolymer has attracted several research attentions in
geoenvironmental applications such as absorption of heavy metals in contaminated soils …

Soil improvement methods using environmentally friendly additives have gained popularity
with increased environmental awareness. In the future, environmentally friendly polymers …

Nowadays, using biopolymer as a ground improvement method has become very popular.
However, since biopolymers are organic and degradable, their long-term effect is not fully …

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 …

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

Soil amelioration is a challenging task in bulk civil engineering applications such as
embankment slopes, landfill liner, pavement subgrade, retaining wall back fill. The …

This study presents geotechnical characteristics of a low-plasticity clay improved by xanthan
gum biopolymer, which is an innocuous microbially induced polymer with high tensile …

Recently, environmentally friendly biological soil treatment approaches have been proposed
to enhance the geotechnical engineering properties of soils. Biopolymer-based soil …