Investigation of Strength and Consolidation Behaviour of Peat Treated Using Microbial-Induced Calcite Precipitation (MICP)

The study of Microbial-induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) on organic soil has remained limited. This PhD study intends to fill the knowledge gap by studying MICP of tropical peat. Based on the finding, it was possible (i) to isolate bacteria strains from acidic tropical peat with high urea hydro...

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Main Author: Phang, Ignatius Ren Kai
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2021
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/86928
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description The study of Microbial-induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) on organic soil has remained limited. This PhD study intends to fill the knowledge gap by studying MICP of tropical peat. Based on the finding, it was possible (i) to isolate bacteria strains from acidic tropical peat with high urea hydrolysis activities and capable of bio-cementation; (ii) to induce bio-cementation in acidic peat, which leads to strength gain and reduction of permeability; (iii) to improve consolidation behaviour.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-869282024-01-08T05:24:42Z Investigation of Strength and Consolidation Behaviour of Peat Treated Using Microbial-Induced Calcite Precipitation (MICP) Phang, Ignatius Ren Kai The study of Microbial-induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) on organic soil has remained limited. This PhD study intends to fill the knowledge gap by studying MICP of tropical peat. Based on the finding, it was possible (i) to isolate bacteria strains from acidic tropical peat with high urea hydrolysis activities and capable of bio-cementation; (ii) to induce bio-cementation in acidic peat, which leads to strength gain and reduction of permeability; (iii) to improve consolidation behaviour. 2021 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/86928 Curtin University fulltext
spellingShingle Phang, Ignatius Ren Kai
Investigation of Strength and Consolidation Behaviour of Peat Treated Using Microbial-Induced Calcite Precipitation (MICP)
title Investigation of Strength and Consolidation Behaviour of Peat Treated Using Microbial-Induced Calcite Precipitation (MICP)
title_full Investigation of Strength and Consolidation Behaviour of Peat Treated Using Microbial-Induced Calcite Precipitation (MICP)
title_fullStr Investigation of Strength and Consolidation Behaviour of Peat Treated Using Microbial-Induced Calcite Precipitation (MICP)
title_full_unstemmed Investigation of Strength and Consolidation Behaviour of Peat Treated Using Microbial-Induced Calcite Precipitation (MICP)
title_short Investigation of Strength and Consolidation Behaviour of Peat Treated Using Microbial-Induced Calcite Precipitation (MICP)
title_sort investigation of strength and consolidation behaviour of peat treated using microbial-induced calcite precipitation (micp)
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/86928