Investigation on bacterial biopolymers and biominerals for soil stabilization
The practice of soil stabilization has become an essential part of present day geotechnical engineering projects. However, it is a matter of growing concern that popular chemical stabilizers possess high carbon footprint and adversely affect the eco-system. With the emergence of bio-geotechnology...
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Curtin University
2021
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/84787 |
| Summary: | The practice of soil stabilization has become an essential part of present day geotechnical engineering
projects. However, it is a matter of growing concern that popular chemical stabilizers possess high carbon
footprint and adversely affect the eco-system. With the emergence of bio-geotechnology as an
environmentally benign alternative to chemical stabilization, there is a paradigm shift in the field of soil
stabilization. This thesis is a novel attempt to underpin the effect of bacterial biopolymers and
biomineralisation on stabilization of soil. |
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