TEMPERATURE EFFECTS ON THE STRENGH PROPERTIES OF MICROBIALLY STABILIZED RESIDUAL SOIL
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https://doi.org/10.11113/jt.v78.9492Keywords:
Temperature variation, strength, residual soil, pH, carbonates precipitationAbstract
Microbially Induced Calcite Precipitation (MICP) is a rather new technology that has shown greater potential in geotechnical engineering applications. The technique utilizes the concept of microbial involvements in carbonate precipitation within the soil matrix that lead to the improvement in strength and stiffness of the soil. This paper evaluated the effects of temperature variations on the performance of microbial calcite precipitations in residual soil. The soil specimens were cured under different temperature conditions; that are atmospheric temperature, 40, 45 and 50oC. Shear strength, pH and amount of calcite precipitated were determined for each curing condition. A bacterial concentration of 1×105 cfu/ml and 0.5 M concentration of the cementation reagents were used for the study. The results indicated a general increase in strength with increase in curing temperature; which is an indication of temperature influence in bacterial activity. The results so far obtained also revealed that the higher the amount of calcite precipitated the more the strength improvement up to 48 hours treatment duration; after which increase in calcite content does not results in the increase in strength.References
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