Scale up of BioGrout: A biological ground reinforcement method

Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering: The Academia and Practice of Geotechnical Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue , 2009, Pages 2328-2333

  Van Paassen, L A ^a,b   Harkes, M P ^b   Van Zwieten, G A ^c   Van Der Zon, W H ^b   Van Der Star, W R L ^a   Van Loosdrecht, M C M ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b DELTARES   (Netherlands)

^c Volker Staal en Funderingen ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biocementation; Ground improvement; Heterogeneity; Permeation; Soil stabilization; Sporosarcina pasteurii; Urease

Indexed keywords

BIOCEMENTATION; GROUND IMPROVEMENT; HETEROGENEITY; SOIL STABILIZATION; SPOROSARCINA PASTEURII; UREASE;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; METABOLISM; PERMEATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SAND; SOIL MECHANICS; SOILS; UREA;

STABILIZATION;

EID: 84865198349     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.3233/978-1-60750-031-5-2328     Document Type: Conference Paper

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