Biogenic treatment improves the durability and remediates the cracks of concrete structures

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 48, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-5

  Achal, Varenyam ^a   Mukerjee, Abhijeet ^a,b   Sudhakara Reddy, M ^a  

^a THAPAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GANDHINAGAR   (India)

Author keywords

Biocement Bacillus sp.; Microbially induced calcite precipitation; Porosity; Rapid chloride penetration test; Self healing; Urease

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SP; CALCITE PRECIPITATION; RAPID CHLORIDE PENETRATION TESTS; SELF-HEALING; UREASE;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; BUILDING MATERIALS; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CRACKS; DURABILITY; MORTAR; POLLUTION; POROSITY;

PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

EID: 84880542084     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2013.06.061     Document Type: Article

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