Soil Stabilisation by Microbial-Induced Calcite Precipitation (MICP): Investigation into Some Physical and Environmental Aspects

This work investigates an emerging and promising soil stabilisation method known as bio-cementationusing microbial-induced calcite precipitation (MICP). MICP utilises bacteria to hydrolyse urea to givecarbonate ions which react with a calcium-rich solution (i.e. calcium chloride) to produce calciumc...

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Main Authors: Cheng, L., Shahin, Mohamed, Cord-Ruwisch, R., Addis, M., Hartanto, T., Elms, C.
Other Authors: Abdelmalek Bouazza
Format: Conference Paper
Published: Engineers Australia 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37802