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http://dx.doi.org/10.12814/jkgss.2015.14.2.001

Effect of Mixed Ratios of Ground Improvement Material using Microorganisms on the Strength of Sands  

Park, Kyung-Ho (Department of Civil Engineering, Chosun Univ.)
Kim, Daehyeon (Department of Civil Engineering, Chosun Univ.)
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Journal of the Korean Geosynthetics Society / v.14, no.2, 2015 , pp. 1-9 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, the objective of the study is to evaluate the effect of calcium carbonate powder, produced by the microbial reactions, on the strength of soft ground (sand). To analyze the cementation effects of calcium carbonate powder produced by microbial reactions on the strength of the sand, six different types of specimens (untreated, calcium carbonate, cement, carbonate+cement (1:9, 3:7, 5:5)) were made. The specimen were tested after curing (7 and 28 days). Uniaxial compressive strengths were measured on $D5cm{\times}H10cm$ specimens. Based on the test results, as both the weight ratio and the curing period increase, calcium carbonate, cement, and calcium carbonate+cement specimens showed an increase in the strength. In addition, compared with the strength of the specimen with cement, the strengths of the specimens with mixing ratios of 1:9, 3:7, and 5:5 (carbonate : cement) were found to be 93.5~95.8%, 825.%, 65.2~70.6%.
Keywords
Microbial reaction; Calcium carbonate powder; Soft ground; Uniaxial compressive strength;
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