Investigation on bacterial biopolymers and biominerals for soil stabilization
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Open access
Authors
Ramachandran, Asha Latha
Date
2021Supervisor
Abhijit Mukherjee
Navdeep Dhami
Type
Thesis
Award
PhD
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Curtin International
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Abstract
The practice of soil stabilization has become an essential part of present day geotechnical engineering projects. However, it is a matter of growing concern that popular chemical stabilizers possess high carbon footprint and adversely affect the eco-system. With the emergence of bio-geotechnology as an environmentally benign alternative to chemical stabilization, there is a paradigm shift in the field of soil stabilization. This thesis is a novel attempt to underpin the effect of bacterial biopolymers and biomineralisation on stabilization of soil.
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