Biosand Reactors for Municipal and Industrial Wastewater Treatment: Status Quo, Challenges and Opportunities

PJ Welz - Processes, 2024 - mdpi.com
Biosand reactors (BSRs), alternatively known as slow or biological sand filters, are passive
systems that are used to remove contaminants from domestic wastewater, industrial …

New design chart for geotechnical ground improvement: characterizing cement-stabilized sand

X Wei, T Ku - Acta Geotechnica, 2020 - Springer
Cement stabilization of soil is a useful method to improve the mechanical behaviors and
engineering performance of soils in geotechnical design and construction projects involving …

Effect of particle shape of glass beads on the strength and deformation of cemented sands

Y Xiao, Z Yuan, J Lin, J Ran, B Dai, J Chu, H Liu - Acta Geotechnica, 2019 - Springer
Few studies have focused on the influence of particle shape on the mechanical properties of
cemented sand. To address this lack of information, this study investigated the influence of …

Effects of cement treatment on mechanical properties and microstructure of a granite residual soil

X Dong, X Bao, H Cui, C Xu, X Chen - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
A proper treatment of granite residual soil (GRS) in geotechnical practices requires both
macro and microscopic evaluations. In this study, uniaxial and oedometric compression tests …

[HTML][HTML] Bonding effect on the evolution with curing time of compressive and tensile strength of sand-cement mixtures

R Cardoso, D Ribeiro, R Néri - Soils and foundations, 2017 - Elsevier
Soil-Cement mixtures are used in several geotechnical applications and consist of artificially
structured materials with stable fabric due to the presence of artificial bonds, which are the …

Three-dimensional transport properties of mortar with a high water-to-cement ratio using X-ray computed tomography

J Pae, Y Zhang, LH Poh, J Moon - Construction and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Tortuosity is an important parameter for characterizing the flow and transport properties of
porous material but impossible to be directly measured experimentally. This study aimed to …

Restriction of Re (VII) and Se (IV) diffusion by barite precipitation in compacted bentonite

T Wu, Z Feng, Z Geng, M Xu, Q Shen - Applied Clay Science, 2023 - Elsevier
The diffusion of anionic radionuclides in bentonite buffers for a high-level radioactive waste
repository is only minimally retarded due to the anion exclusion effect and the low sorption …

Pore features and seepage characteristics of natural gap-graded sand with two size distributions

X Cui, D Wu, H Wang, S Ding, Y Fan - Géotechnique, 2022 - icevirtuallibrary.com
Pore features and seepage characteristics of mixed granular materials are of great
significance in many subjects, including engineering, for instance geotechnical engineering …

Influence of Blast Furnace Slag on Pore Structure and Transport Characteristics in Low-Calcium Fly-Ash-Based Geopolymer Concrete

Z Azimi, V Toufigh - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Alkali-activated fly ash slag (AAFS) has emerged as a novel and environmentally
sustainable construction material, garnering substantial attention due to its commendable …

Experimental Study on Electrical Resistivity of Cement‐Stabilized Lead‐Contaminated Soils

Z Cao, L Xiang, E Peng, K Li - Advances in Civil Engineering, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Geotechnical applications based on soil resistivity measurement are becoming more
popular in recent years. In order to explore the potential application of the electrical …