Biologically Induced Cementation for Soil Stabilisation

Soil bio-cementation via microbially induced calcite precipitation (MICP) process generates calcite in the soil matrix through ureolysis by bacteria. This research has successfully produced effective calcite crystals; relatively larger in size than previously reported ones, and are rhombohedral in s...

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Main Author: Bernard Lium, Donovan Mujah Anak
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2019
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/77105
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description Soil bio-cementation via microbially induced calcite precipitation (MICP) process generates calcite in the soil matrix through ureolysis by bacteria. This research has successfully produced effective calcite crystals; relatively larger in size than previously reported ones, and are rhombohedral in shape that favours the strategic spots of soil pore throats for precipitation. These effective calcite crystals bind sand grains together, resulting in an increase in both the strength and stiffness of the otherwise uncemented soil.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-771052019-12-05T05:22:49Z Biologically Induced Cementation for Soil Stabilisation Bernard Lium, Donovan Mujah Anak Soil bio-cementation via microbially induced calcite precipitation (MICP) process generates calcite in the soil matrix through ureolysis by bacteria. This research has successfully produced effective calcite crystals; relatively larger in size than previously reported ones, and are rhombohedral in shape that favours the strategic spots of soil pore throats for precipitation. These effective calcite crystals bind sand grains together, resulting in an increase in both the strength and stiffness of the otherwise uncemented soil. 2019 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/77105 Curtin University fulltext
spellingShingle Bernard Lium, Donovan Mujah Anak
Biologically Induced Cementation for Soil Stabilisation
title Biologically Induced Cementation for Soil Stabilisation
title_full Biologically Induced Cementation for Soil Stabilisation
title_fullStr Biologically Induced Cementation for Soil Stabilisation
title_full_unstemmed Biologically Induced Cementation for Soil Stabilisation
title_short Biologically Induced Cementation for Soil Stabilisation
title_sort biologically induced cementation for soil stabilisation
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/77105