Bio-mediated ground improvement: From laboratory experiment to pilot applications

Geotechnical Special Publication

Volumn , Issue 211 GSP, 2011, Pages 4099-4108

  Van Paassen, L A ^a,b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Laboratory tests; Soil stabilization

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL PROCESS; BIOSEALING; GEOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES; GROUND IMPROVEMENT; GROUND STRUCTURE; IN-SITU; LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS; LABORATORY TEST; NETHERLANDS; PILOT APPLICATIONS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SOIL STABILIZATION; UNCONSOLIDATED SANDS; WATER RETAINING;

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; GRAVEL; SOIL MECHANICS; STABILIZATION;

SOIL TESTING;

EID: 79956371218     PISSN: 08950563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/41165(397)419     Document Type: Conference Paper

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