Seismic and resistivity measurements for real-time monitoring of microbially induced calcite precipitation in sand

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Weil, Matthew H ^a   DeJong, Jason T ^a   Martinez, Brian C ^a   Mortensen, Brina M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bio mediated soil improvement; Compressive wave velocity; Conductivity; Geophysical measurements; Microbially induced calcite precipitation; Real time monitoring; Resistivity; Shear wave velocity

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE WAVE VELOCITY; GEOPHYSICAL MEASUREMENTS; MICROBIALLY INDUCED CALCITE PRECIPITATION; REAL TIME MONITORING; SHEAR WAVE VELOCITY; SOIL IMPROVEMENT;

ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CALCITE; CARBONATE MINERALS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; SEISMIC WAVES; SEISMOLOGY; SHEAR WAVES; SOIL TESTING;

MEASUREMENTS;

BIOFILM; BIOGAS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONDUCTIVITY; CORRELATION; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; POISSON RATIO; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); REAL TIME; S-WAVE; SAND; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SOIL IMPROVEMENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84859021908     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/GTJ103365     Document Type: Article

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