Bio-molding of lunar regolith with bio-carbonized magnesium oxide
Available online 20 December 2024
As lunar exploration develops, lunar construction is increasingly prominent and the in-situ lunar regolith molding becomes a technical challenge. This study proposes a lunar regolith molding technology...
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Eco-geotechnics under climate change: A state-of-the-art review
Available online 20 December 2024
Global climate change has exacerbated extreme weather events, such as intense rainfall and heat waves, resulting in the deterioration of geotechnical earthen structures. To address the urgent need for...
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Advanced bioinspired cellular confinement systems for improving the performance of reinforced soil beds
Available online 20 December 2024
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...
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Microbially Induced Carbonate Precipitation for Soil Improvement: Insights from a Meter-Scale Radial Grouting Trial
Available online 9 December 2024
Despite the growing interest in microbially induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) for geotechnical applications, reports on meter-scale MICP trials for soil improvement remain limited, and controlling...
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Kitchen Waste Bone-Driven Enzyme-Induced Calcium Phosphate Precipitation under Microgravity for Space Biocementation
Available online 8 December 2024
This study validates the feasibility of extracting calcium and phosphorus from kitchen waste bones for crude enzyme-induced calcium phosphate precipitation(EICPP) under both normal and microgravity...
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High-temporal-resolution ERT characterization for vegetation effects on soil hydrological response under wet-dry cycles
Available online 2 December 2024
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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Impact behavior and strain rate effects of artificial limestone by MICP
Available online 22 November 2024
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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Polymer-assisted soybean crude urease carbonate precipitation technique for soil improvement
Available online 17 November 2024
This study presents a sustainable approach to soil improvement by integrating polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) into the Soybean Crude Urease Carbonate Precipitation (SCU-CP) technique. The research aims to enhance...
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Influence of environmental conditions on the growth of Pleurotus ostreatus in sand
Available online 3 November 2024
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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Soil-water retention capacity of expansive soil improved through enzyme induced carbonate precipitation-eggshell powder
Available online 25 October 2024
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...
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Study on the pullout bearing characteristics of bio-inspired root piles in coral sand foundation under different root buried depths
Available online 22 October 2024
Root foundation is a new type of bio-inspired foundation, which has a broad application prospect in the development and construction of China's South China Sea area due to its good bearing characteristics...
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Evaluating the effect of soil grading on the UCS of MICP-treated sandy soils
Available online 10 October 2024
Many past studies have investigated the Unconfined Compressive Strength (UCS) behaviour of MICP-treated sandy soils and developed empirical relationships to predict strength improvement. While the UCS...
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Review of Bio-Enzyme for Soil Improvement
Available online 9 October 2024
Traditional soil stabilizers, such as cement and lime, typically entail substantial energy consumption and environmental pollution. In contrast, bio-enzyme has emerged as a promising alternative, aligning...
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Feasibility of micro-organisms in soil bioremediation and dust control
September 2024
Detrimental impacts of dust caused by mine tailings have yielded to several studies on the efficiency of different soil stabilizers. Bacterial stabilization has been recognized as a reality within recent...
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Saturated permeability and water retention capacity in biochar-methanotrophs-clay for new landfill cover system
September 2024
A new landfill cover system, biochar-methanotrophs-clay (BMC) cover is recommended for reducing methane emissions at landfills. It also contributes to decreasing soil permeability and improving soil...
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Does biochar mitigate rainfall-induced soil erosion? A review and meta-analysis
September 2024
Biochar has emerged as a promising soil amendment for improving soil structure. Yet, its impact on rainfall-induced soil erosion varies across individual studies. To address this gap, we conducted a...
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Experimental study on self-burrowing dual anchor soft probe
September 2024
This study focuses on the development and testing of a bio-inspired self-burrowing dual anchor soft probe for potential geotechnical applications. Dual anchor refers to the form of movement in soils...
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Factors affecting the effectiveness of biocementation of soil
September 2024
Microbially or enzyme induced carbonate precipitation has emerged to be a new type of soil improvement method. However, it appears that the biocementation process is affected by many factors and a common...
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Experimental study on reinforcement of bionic grouser of deep-sea mining vehicle
September 2024
To fulfill the operational demands of deep-sea tracked mining vehicles traversing soft seabed substrates, an evaluation of the characteristics of these substrates was conducted, drawing a comparison...
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Cementor: A toolbox to generate bio-cemented soils with specific microstructures
September 2024
Bio-cemented soils can exhibit various types of microstructure depending on the relative position of the carbonate crystals with respect to the host granular skeleton. Different microstructures can...
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Effect of sticky rice on the strength and permeability of bio-cemented sand
Available online 30 September 2024
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,...
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Thermal desorption remediation effects on soil biogeochemical properties and plant performance: Global Meta-analysis
Available online 26 September 2024
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...
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Climate impacts on deformation and instability of vegetated slopes
Available online 16 September 2024
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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Experimental Investigation on Response of Biocemented Coral Sand Pile Composite Foundation under Seismic Waves
Available online 7 September 2024
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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