Improvement of Microbial-Induced Calcium Carbonate Precipitation Technology for Sand Solidification
Publication: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 30, Issue 11
Abstract
Sand solidification technology is widely applied in engineering. This paper presents experimental methods to analyze the effect of adding urea to a culture medium for sand solidification. The results show that adding urea to the culture medium increases urease activity and inhibits bacterial growth, and the optimal amount of added urea is between 5 and . Adding urea after sterilization markedly increases the strength of the injecting path for sand column solidification. However, a long injecting path leads to differences in strength between the entrance section and middle section, resulting in lower overall strength. The faster the injection speed, the higher is the overall strength of the sand columns. When of urea is added, the overall strengths of the solidified sand columns increase with larger sand particle size. Adding different amounts of urea is suitable for the solidification of corresponding sand column sizes. Therefore, adding urea to the culture medium for sand solidification is significant for various sand particle sizes. The results will act as a guide for the application of sand solidification technology.
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Acknowledgments
This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51578147, 51278099). The authors thank the valuable comments from the reviewers.
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Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 30 • Issue 11 • November 2018
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Received: Aug 23, 2017
Accepted: May 22, 2018
Published online: Aug 30, 2018
Published in print: Nov 1, 2018
Discussion open until: Jan 30, 2019
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