Liquefaction mitigation using microbial induced calcite precipitation

Geotechnical Special Publication

Volumn , Issue 225 GSP, 2012, Pages 1918-1927

  Montoya, B M ^a   Dejong, J T ^a   Boulanger, Ross W ^a   Wilson, Dan W ^a   Gerhard, Ray ^a   Ganchenko, Anatoliy ^a   Chou, Jui Ching ^b  

^a Davis   (United States)

^b SINOTECH ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS INC   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITE CRYSTALS; CALCITE PRECIPITATION; CENTRIFUGE MODELS; EXCESS PORE PRESSURE; GEOTECHNICAL CENTRIFUGES; SHEAR WAVE VELOCITY; SMALL-STRAIN STIFFNESS; SOIL IMPROVEMENT;

CALCITE; CENTRIFUGES; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SAND;

SOIL LIQUEFACTION;

EID: 84888328194     PISSN: 08950563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/9780784412121.197     Document Type: Conference Paper

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