Microbial concrete: Way to enhance the durability of building structures

Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 730-734

  Achal, Varenyam ^a   Mukherjee, Abhijit ^b   Reddy, M Sudhakara ^b  

^a XINJIANG INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY   (China)

^b THAPAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bacillus; Biomineralization; Calcium carbonate; Compressive strength; Concrete; Water absorption

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SP; BACILLUS SPECIES; BACTERIAL CELLS; BUILDING STRUCTURE; CALCITE DEPOSITION; CEMENT MORTARS; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; LAND SUBSIDENCE; NATURAL PROCESS; NOVEL STRATEGIES;

BACILLI; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOMINERALIZATION; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBONATE MINERALS; CEMENTS; CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; DURABILITY; OCEAN HABITATS; WATER ABSORPTION;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH;

ABSORPTION; BUILDING; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CEMENT; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONCRETE STRUCTURE; DURABILITY; MORTAR;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 79958744086     PISSN: 08991561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0000159     Document Type: Article

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