Browse > Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.12989/gae.2019.17.5.497

Mechanical behaviour of biocemented sand under triaxial consolidated undrained or constant shear drained conditions  

Hang, Lei (Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Geomechanics and Embankment Engineering, Hohai University)
Gao, Yufeng (Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Geomechanics and Embankment Engineering, Hohai University)
He, Jia (Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Geomechanics and Embankment Engineering, Hohai University)
Chu, Jian (School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University)
Publication Information
Geomechanics and Engineering / v.17, no.5, 2019 , pp. 497-505 More about this Journal
Abstract
Biocementation based on the microbially induced calcite precipitation (MICP) process is a novel soil improvement method. Biocement can improve significantly the properties of soils by binding soil particles to increase the shear strength or filling in the pores to reduce the permeability of soil. In this paper, results of triaxial consolidated undrained (CU) tests and constant shear drained (CSD) tests on biocemented Ottawa sand are presented. In the CU tests, the biocemented sand had more dilative behaviour by showing a higher stress-strain curves and faster pore pressure reducing trends as compared with their untreated counterparts. In the CSD tests, the stress ratio q/p' at which biocemented sand became unstable was higher than that for untreated sands, implying that the biocementation will improve the stability of sand to water infiltration or liquefaction.
Keywords
biocement; microbially induced calcite precipitation; sand; constant shear drained test;
Citations & Related Records
Times Cited By KSCI : 4  (Citation Analysis)
연도 인용수 순위
1 Sidik, W.S., Canakci, H., Kilic, I.H. and Celik, F. (2014), "Applicability of biocementation for organic soil and its effect on permeability", Geomech. Eng., 7(6), 649-663.   DOI
2 Kim, D. and Park, K. (2017), "Evaluation of the grouting in the sandy ground using bio injection material", Geomech. Eng., 12(5), 739-752.   DOI
3 Tang, Q., Gu, F., Gao, Y., Toru, I. and Takeshi, K. (2018b), "Desorption characteristics of cr(iii), mn(ii), and ni(ii) in contaminated soil using citric acid and citric acid-containing wastewater", Soil. Found., 58(1), 50-64.   DOI
4 Tang, Q., Gu, F., Zhang, Y., Zhang, Y. and Mo, J. (2018a), "Impact of biological clogging on the barrier performance of landfill liners", J. Environ. Manage., 222, 44-53.   DOI
5 Xiao, P., Liu, H., Xiao, Y., Stuedlein, A.W. and Evans, T.M. (2018), "Liquefaction resistance of bio-cemented calcareous sand", Soil Dyn. Earthq. Eng., 107, 9-19.   DOI
6 Chou, C.W., Seagren, E.A., Asce, A.M., Aydilek, A.H., Asce, M. and Lai, M. (2011), "Biocalcification of sand through ureolysis", J. Geotech. Geoenviron. Eng., 137(12), 1179-1189.   DOI
7 Blauw, M., Lambert, J.W.M. and Latil, M. N. (2009), "Biosealing: A method for in situ sealing of leakages", Proceedings of the International Symposium on Ground Improvement Technologies and Case Histories, Singapore, December.
8 Chang, I. and Cho, G.C. (2014), "Geotechnical behavior of a beta-1,3/1,6-glucanbiopolymer-treated residual soil", Geomech. Eng., 7(6), 633-647   DOI
9 Chang, I., Im, J., and Cho, G.C. (2016), "Geotechnical engineering behaviors of gellan gum biopolymer treated sand", Can. Geotech. J., 53(10), 1658-1670.   DOI
10 Cheng, X.H., Ma, Q., Yang, Z., Zhang, Z.C. and Li, M. (2013), "Dynamic response of liquefiable sand foundation improved by bio-grouting", Chin. J. Geotech. Eng., 35(8), 1486-1495.
11 Chu, J., Leroueil, S. and Leong, W.K. (2003), "Unstable behaviour of sand and its implication for slope instability", Can. Geotech. J., 40(5), 873-885.   DOI
12 Chu, J., Stabnikov, V. and Ivanov, V. (2012), "Microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation on surface or in the bulk of soil", Geomicrobiol. J., 29(6), 544-549,   DOI
13 DeJong, J.T., Fritages, M.B. and Nusslein, K. (2006), "Microbially induced cementation to control sand response to undrained shear", J. Geotech. Geoenviron. Eng., 132(11), 1381-1392.   DOI
14 Dejong, J.T., Montoya, B.M. and Boulanger, R.W. (2013), "Dynamic response of liquefiable sand improved by microbialinduced calcite precipitation", Geotechnique, 63(4), 302-312.   DOI
15 Dejong, J.T., Mortensen, B.M., Martinez, B.C., Nelson, D.C., Jonkers, H.M. and Loosdrecht, M.C.M.V. (2010), "Biomediated soil improvement", Ecol. Eng., 36(2), 197-210.   DOI
16 He, J. and Chu, J. (2014), "Undrained responses of microbially desaturated sand under monotonic loading", J. Geotech. Geoenviron. Eng., 140(5), 04014003.   DOI
17 DeJong, J.T., Soga, K., Kavazanjian, E., Burns, S.E., Paassen, L.A.V., Al Qabany, A., Aydilek, A., Bang, S.S., Burbank, M., Caslake, L.F., Chen, C.Y., Cheng, X., Chu, J., Ciruli, S., Esnault-Filet, A., Fauriel, S., Hamdan, N., Hata, T., Inagaki, Y., Jefferis, S., Kuo, M., Laloui, L., Larrahondo, J., Manning, D.A.C., Martinez, B., Montoya, B.M., Nelson, D.C., Palomino, A., Renforth, P., Santamarina, J.C., Seagren, E.A., Tanyu, B., Tsesarsky, M. and Weaver, T. (2013), "Biogeochemical processes and geotechnical applications: Progress, opportunities and challenges", Geotechnique, 63(4), 287-301.   DOI
18 Dhami, N.K., Sudhakara, Reddy, M.S., and Mukherjee, A. (2013), "Biomineralization of calcium carbonates and their engineered applications: A review", Front. Microbiol., 4(314), 314.
19 Han, Z.G., Cheng, X.H. and Ma, Q. (2016), "An experimental study on dynamic response for MICP strengthening liquefiable sands", Earthq. Eng. Eng. Vib., 15(4), 673-679.   DOI
20 He, J., Chu, J. and Ivanov, V. (2013), "Mitigation of liquefaction of saturated sand using biogas", Geotechnique, 63(4), 267-275.   DOI
21 He, J., Chu, J., Liu, H.L., Gao, Y.F. and Li, B. (2016), "Research advances in biogeotechnologies", Chin. J. Geotech. Eng., 38(4), 643-653.
22 Ivanov, V. and Chu, J. (2008), "Applications of microorganisms to geotechnical engineering for bioclogging and biocementation of soil in situ", Rev. Environ. Sci. Biotechnol., 7(2), 139-153.   DOI
23 Lourenco, S.D.N., Wang, G.H. and Chu, J. (2011), "Aspects of sand behaviour by modified constant shear drained tests", Environ. Earth Sci., 62(4), 865-870.   DOI
24 Jeon, M.K., Kwon, T.H., Park, J.S. and Shin, J.H. (2017), "In situ viscoelastic properties of insoluble and porous polysaccharide biopolymer dextran produced by Leuconostoc mesenteroides using particle-tracking microrheology", Geomech. Eng., 12(5), 849-862.   DOI
25 Kim, Y.M., Kwon, T.H. and Kim, S. (2017), "Measuring elastic modulus of bacterial biofilms in a liquid phase using atomic force microscopy", Geomech. Eng., 12(5), 863-870.   DOI
26 Kwon, T.H., and Ajo-Franklin, J. (2013), "High-frequency seismic response during permeability reduction due to biopolymer clogging in unconsolidated porous media", Geophysics, 78(6), 117-127.
27 Lin, H., Suleiman, M.T., Brown, D.G. and Kavazanjian, E. (2016), "Mechanical behavior of sands treated by microbially induced carbonate precipitation", J. Geotech. Geoenviron. Eng., 142(2), 04015066.   DOI
28 Liu, L., Liu, H., Stuedlein, A.W., Evans, T.M. and Xiao, Y. (2019), "Strength, stiffness, and microstructure characteristics of biocemented calcareous sand", Can. Geotech. J.
29 Montoya, B.M. and Dejong, J.T. (2015), "Stress-strain behavior of sands cemented by microbially induced calcite precipitation", J. Geotech. Geoenviron. Eng., 141(6), 04015019.   DOI
30 O'Donnell, S.T. and Kavazanjian, E. (2015), "Stiffness and dilatancy improvements in uncemented sands treated through MICP", J. Geotech. Geoenviron. Eng., 141(11), 02815004.   DOI
31 Sasaki, T. and Kuwano, R. (2016), "Undrained cyclic triaxial testing on sand with non-plastic fines content cemented with microbially induced $CaCO_{3}$", Soil. Found., 56(3), 485-495.   DOI