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...
Share article
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...
Share article
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...
Share article
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...
Share article
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...
Share article
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...
Share article
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...
Share article
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...
Share article
Role of MICP Treatment Area in Mitigating Liquefaction-Induced Settlements for Shallow Foundation
Available online 9 June 2025
Microbially Induced Calcite Precipitation (MICP) is an effective ground improvement technique for mitigating liquefaction-induced ground deformations. However, limited research has explored its application...
Share article
Pore-scale investigation of shielding effects on CaCO3 dissolution rate in limestone-based microfluidics
Available online 8 June 2025
The coupled mineral dissolution-precipitation process plays a critical role in natural and engineered systems with fluid-rock interaction including geological CO2 sequestration and contamination treatment...
Share article
Self-healing Approach for Micro-defects in 3D Printed Concrete: Microbial Community
Available online 6 June 2025
Interlayer gaps and shrinkage cracks have significant impact to negate the mechanical properties, especially durability, of 3D printed concrete, which registers a lasting challenge hindering practical...
Share article
Distribution and temporal-spatial characteristics of geohazards in a rainstorm-prone area of SE China considering the land use
Available online 1 June 2025
Geohazards are one of the most important natural hazards worldwide, and they cause massive deaths and large economic losses on a yearly basis. However, the quantification of fatalities and casualties...
Share article
A Novel Methodology for Modeling the Effects of Geometrical Uncertainties in Tree Root-Soil Geometry on Tree Uprooting
Available online 8 May 2025
Tree root-soil interaction is important for problems such as uprooting of trees subjected to wind loads or the stability of vegetated slopes. This paper examines the stability of laterally loaded trees...
Share article
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...
Share article
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...
Share article
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...
Share article
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...
Share article
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...
Share article
Share article
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...
Share article
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...
Share article
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...
Share article
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...
Share article
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...
Share article
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...
Share article