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Experimental Study on Optimization of Cementation Solution for Wind-Erosion Resistance Using the MICP Method
| Content Provider | MDPI |
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| Author | Dagliya, Monika Satyam, Neelima Garg, Ankit |
| Copyright Year | 2022 |
| Description | In the present study, an environmentally friendly microbial-induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP) technique was explored to reinforce the desert sand using the stopped-flow pouring method. A detailed experimental study has been conducted with Sporosarcina (S.) pasteurii urease-producing bacteria with a 0.5 M cementation solution. To optimize the cementation solution, three different pore volumes (PV), i.e., 0.4, 0.6, and 0.8, were considered. The cementation solution was provided every 24 h and considered as one treatment cycle. The cylindrical specimen in three replicas was biotreated for 7, 14, and 21 days in 1:1 and 1:2 (diameter: height) ratios for determina-tion of split-tensile strength (STS) and unconfined compressive strength (UCS), respectively. Micro-structure characterization of untreated and biotreated sand was also examined using a scanning electron microscope (SEM) and energy-dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX). Rocklike behavior was ob-served for biotreated-sand samples using the UPV test. Test results for 21 days with 0.8 PV were 1340 kPa, 241 kPa, and 1762 m/s for UCS, STS, and UPV, respectively, with an average calcite content of 16.2%. Overall, the 0.5 M cementation solution with a 24 h treatment cycle, 0.8 PV with 7 days, and 0.4 PV with 14 days gave optimum treatment solution, and showed heavily cemented and rock-type behavior of the biotreated-sand sample. |
| Starting Page | 1770 |
| e-ISSN | 20711050 |
| DOI | 10.3390/su14031770 |
| Journal | Sustainability |
| Issue Number | 3 |
| Volume Number | 14 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2022-02-03 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Sustainability Geological Engineering Micp Unconfined Compressive Strength S. Pasteurii Calcite Precipitation |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |