Microbial method for construction of an aquaculture pond in sand

Geotechnique

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 871-875

  Chu, J ^a,b   Ivanov, V ^a,b   Stabnikov, V ^a,c   Li, B ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b Iowa State University   (United States)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF FOOD TECHNOLOGIES   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

Ground improvement; Grouting; Permeability; Seepage

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE PONDS; BIOCEMENTATION; CARBONATE PRECIPITATION; GROUND IMPROVEMENT; LOW PERMEABILITY; MICROBIAL METHOD; UNCONFINED COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH;

AQUACULTURE; CALCIUM; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; GROUTING; LAKES; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SEEPAGE;

SAND;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; GROUND IMPROVEMENT; GROUTING; PERMEABILITY; POND CULTURE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SAND; SEEPAGE;

EID: 84883287224     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: 17517656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.SIP13.P.007     Document Type: Article

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