Influence of environmental conditions on the growth of Pleurotus ostreatus in sand
June 2025
Pleurotus ostreatus, a saprotrophic fungus, has been proposed for the remediation of organic contaminants in soils and more recently for modifying the hydraulic and mechanical behaviour of granular...
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Impact behavior and strain rate effects of artificial limestone by MICP
June 2025
Natural cemented calcareous sand and limestone are highly complex and not well understood in terms of the mechanical behavior due to the difficulty of obtaining undisturbed samples from far sea. This...
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High-temporal-resolution ERT characterization for vegetation effects on soil hydrological response under wet-dry cycles
June 2025
Characterization of vegetation effect on soil response is essential for comprehending site-specific hydrological processes. Traditional research often relies on sensors or remote sensing data to examine...
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Climate impacts on deformation and instability of vegetated slopes
June 2025
Eco-geotechnical engineering plays a pivotal role in enhancing global sustainability and upholding the performance of earthen structures. The utilization of vegetation to stabilise geotechnical infrastructures...
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Efficacy of milk powder additive in biocementation technique for soil stabilization
June 2025
Microbial-Induced Carbonate Precipitation (MICP) is an emerging, environmental-friendly, and sustainable technology that has shown great potential for soil stabilization. However, its process efficiency...
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Architecture characterization of orchard trees for mechanical behavior investigations
June 2025
Characterizing the architecture of tree root systems is essential to advance the development of root-inspired anchorage in engineered systems. This study explores the structural root architectures of...
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Experimental investigation on response of biocemented coral sand pile composite foundation under seismic waves
June 2025
The biocemented coral sand pile composite foundation represents an innovative foundation improvement technology, utilizing Microbially Induced Carbonate Precipitation (MICP) to consolidate a specific...
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Uniformity of microbial injection for reinforcing saturated calcareous sand: A multi-test approach
June 2025
The mineralization process of microbial-induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP) is influenced by many factors, and the uniformity of the calcium carbonate precipitation has become the main focus...
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Biopolymer Amended Kaolin for Tailings Containment: An Engineered Solution
Available online 26 April 2025
Tailing storage facilities contain mining waste with high-ionic-strength salts that might pose an environmental risk. Kaolin clays have recently received significant attention for barriers due to their...
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Liquefaction resistance of MICP-treated calcareous sand with different particle size and gradation
Available online 21 April 2025
Calcareous sand is a type of marine soil with the poor engineering performance and a high potential of liquefaction under seismic or wave action. To address this issue, microbially induced calcium carbonate...
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Investigation of using Aspergillus Oryzae Fungi and Soybean Flour for increasing shear strength durability of sand
Available online 18 April 2025
This research examines the possibilities of utilizing fungi, namely Aspergillus Oryzae, to increase sand's shear strength and durability. The experiments were conducted in a laboratory, where the samples...
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Hydrophobic Sand Erodibility Remediation with Biopolymers under Long-Term Environmental Conditions
Available online 17 April 2025
This paper investigates the advantages and limitations of hydrophobic sand surficial improvement using biotreatments. Xantham gum (X.G.) at different concentrations in sand represents the biopolymer...
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Development and optimization of biomimetic-chemically induced carbonate precipitation: A review of recent research
March 2025
With further investigation on biomineralization, biomimetic mineralization has been proposed in imitation of microorganism behavior, in which the mechanism of biomineralization is utilized for the control...
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Biogenic construction: The new era of civil engineering
March 2025
With the increasing demand for buildings and infrastructures and the mounting challenges associated with the current construction technologies such as high emission, high pollution, and high energy...
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Improved methods, properties, applications and prospects of microbial induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) treated soil: A review
March 2025
Soil improvement is one of the most important issues in geotechnical engineering practice. The wide application of traditional improvement techniques (cement/chemical materials) are limited due to damage...
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Development characteristics and quantitative analysis of cracks in root-soil complex during different growth periods under dry-wet cycles
March 2025
Repeated wet swelling and dry shrinkage of soil leads to the gradual occurrence of cracks and the formation of a complex fracture network. In order to study the development characteristics and quantitative...
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Miniaturized device to measure urease activity in the soil interstitial fluid using wenner method
March 2025
This paper presents a microdevice developed to measure the electrical conductivity of a liquid or a saturated porous medium using Wenner method. It is developed in the context of biocementation as soil...
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Physical property of MICP-treated calcareous sand under seawater conditions by CPTU
March 2025
MICP (Microbially induced calcite precipitation), an environmentally friendly soil improvement technique, has great potential in ocean engineering due to its ability to promote the precipitation of...
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Evaluating the performance and durability of concrete paving blocks enhanced by bio-cement posttreatment
March 2025
Concrete pavement often experiences accelerated deterioration due to water and chemical ingress through micro-cracks and surface voids. Particularly, the ingress of aggressive agents into the concrete...
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Denitrification processes, inhibitors, and their implications in ground improvement
Available online 18 March 2025
Ureolysis and denitrification are the two major microbial metabolic pathways commonly used in Microbially induced calcite precipitation (MICP) for geoengineering applications. Although ureolysis is...
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Soil is alive – how does soil biota influence soil mechanical properties? A perspective review
Available online 10 March 2025
There is a growing need for sustainable ground improvement, stabilization and remediation, as well as ways to maintain infrastructure. This is resulting in a rise of nature-based solutions, bio-based...
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Role of Trichoderma Virens Mycelium in Enhancing Erosion Resistance of Low Plasticity Silt
Available online 27 February 2025
Conventional techniques for soil erosion control often rely on the use of cementing additives and coating agents to improve shear strength, minimize particle movement, and increase soil water repellency....
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Progress and prospect of biomimetic optical materials: A review
Available online 22 February 2025
Recent advances in bionic optical materials (BOMs) are systematically reviewed, emphasizing bioinspired strategies derived from natural models such as plant epidermis, aquatic organisms, avian plumage,...
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Investigation of desiccation cracking of earthen site soils treated by enzyme-induced calcium carbonate precipitation (EICP)
Available online 5 February 2025
The infiltration of groundwater and surface water is critical for the development of desiccation cracking of earthen site soils. It potentially leads to changes in the microscopic structures of pore...
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