Advanced bioinspired cellular confinement systems for improving the performance of reinforced soil beds
September 2025
With the major developments that occurred during the past 40 years in the geotechnical engineering field, the usage of reinforcements in soils has been very common to improve the ultimate bearing capacity...
A large-scale study on solidification of gold tailings based on microbially induced carbonate precipitation (MICP)
September 2025
One of the major challenges in the application of microbially induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) is achieving "bacteria freedom", as it necessitates a substantial volume of bacterial solutions....
Progress and prospect of biomimetic optical materials: A review
September 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,...
Soil-water retention capacity of expansive soil improved through enzyme induced carbonate precipitation-eggshell powder
September 2025
Enzyme Induced Carbonate Precipitation (EICP) has been extensively investigated as a promising approach to improve engineering properties of soil, while Eggshell Powder (ESP) is an agricultural waste...
Effect of sticky rice on the strength and permeability of bio-cemented sand
September 2025
Microbially induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) is an eco-friendly soil improvement technique. However, this method still has some drawbacks, such as low conversion efficiency of CaCO3 crystallization,...
Triaxial compression test of MICP sand column and simulation of failure process
September 2025
Microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP) technology can induce calcium carbonate crystals with cementation and stable performance in the process of microbial metabolism or enzymization...
Thermal desorption remediation effects on soil biogeochemical properties and plant performance: Global meta-analysis
September 2025
Soil contamination remains a global problem, and numerous studies have been published for investigating soil remediation. Thermal desorption remediation (TDR) can significantly reduce the contaminants...
Comparison of the efficiency of traditional MICP and two-step MICP method for immobilizing heavy metals in aquatic environments
September 2025
The application of the microbially induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) method for remediating heavy metals (i.e., HMs) has recently garnered significant attention. Nevertheless, the inhibition of...
What’s New in Seepage Control: Ca-Alginate Hydrogel Gelation
Available online 11 September 2025
Seepage poses a significant challenge for underground construction projects such as tunnelling and excavations. After a brief overview, a new gelation method is introduced. By forming hydrogel in the...
Review of Biological Desertification Control Technologies
Available online 4 September 2025
Desertification, a global ecological crisis, severely threatens regional ecological security and socio-economic development, while biological sand-fixing technology has emerged as a research focus in...
Experimental study on crack-healing in expansive soil using EICP under cyclic wetting and drying conditions
Available online 2 September 2025
Enzyme induced carbonate precipitation (EICP) is an emerging eco-friendly soil stabilization technique that produces calcium carbonate precipitation (CaCO3) using a urease enzyme harvested from plants....
Antlion sand interaction: A study of repose angle
Available online 2 September 2025
The antlions dig a conical simple pit in sand to catch ants. The funnel shape of the trap is deliberate with a critical angle of repose and is steep and shallow enough to trigger avalanches and cause...
Towards bio-sourced solutions for soil treatment: experimental study on seashell powder as precursor for alkali-activated binders
Available online 9 August 2025
An experimental investigation on the use of mussel shell powder (MSP) as a precursor for Alkali Activated Binders (AAB) is presented in this study. The results of this study opens up new perspectives...
3D printing lunar regolith simulant with microbial-carbonated magnesium oxide
Available online 5 August 2025
Lunar construction is important and a challenge for building space habitation. Several technology routines using in-situ lunar regolith as the base material for making lunar bricks have been proposed...
Experimental study on permeability characteristic evolution for modified silty sand by EICP technology considering influence of dry density
Available online 21 July 2025
This study investigated the influence of initial dry density to the permeability reduction effect and process for the EICP-treated silty sand. The variation of saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ksat)...
Bio-derived hierarchical micro/nanostructures from wood for energy conversion and storage
Available online 7 July 2025
With the advancement of technology, the demand for environmentally friendly energy sources is increasing. Currently, the most commercially successful lithium-ion batteries cannot meet future demands...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Influence of End Caps on the Unconfined Compressive Strength of Bio-Cemented Sand
Available online 23 June 2025
Microbially induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) has been widely studied for enhancing soil strength, particularly through unconfined compressive strength (UCS) testing of treated sands. Many studies...