Strengthening Soils with Microbially Induced Cementation
Hales, Courteney R
Hales, Courteney R
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Soil instability is a major concern for engineering and construction communities. In recent years, there has been increased interest in the development of more sustainable, bio-inspired geotechnical techniques. This research is focused on the bio-cementation technique of microbially induced calcite precipitation (MICP) to strengthen soils. MICP is highly dependent on environmental conditions and some field-scale applications have found calcite precipitation during treatment to be non-uniform and have “low certainty of execution.” This research aims to create a series of potentiometric biogeochemical ion selective sensors that can allow for the monitoring of the MICP reaction in real-time during treatment.
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Undergraduate
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2022-01-01