Formation of water-impermeable crust on sand surface using biocement

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1143-1149

  Stabnikov, Viktor ^a   Naeimi, Maryam ^a   Ivanov, Volodymyr ^a   Chu, Jian ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Bending Strength (C); CaCO3 (D); Permeability (C); SEM (B)

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRESS; BIOCEMENTS; CACO3 (D); CALCIUM SALTS; CRUST LAYER; DESERT AREA; HIGH STRENGTH; PH LEVELS; RUPTURE MODULUS; SAND DUNES; SAND LAYER; SANDY SOILS;

BENDING STRENGTH; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; LANDFORMS; METABOLISM; STABILIZATION; STABILIZATION PONDS; UREA;

SAND;

EID: 80052329807     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2011.06.017     Document Type: Article

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