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...
3D Printing and Lab-Scale Testing of Bio-Inspired Geogrids for Road Rutting Reduction
Available online 20 June 2025
The utilization of geogrids to mitigate road rutting, or permanent deformation, has significantly increased over the last decade. However, faced with ever-increasing traffic loads, commonly used commercially...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...