Effect of Sporosarcina Pasteurii on the strength properties of compressed earth specimens
| Autor: | E. Bernat-Maso, L. Gil, C. Escrig, J. Barbé, P. Cortés |
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| Jazyk: | English<br />Spanish; Castilian |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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| Zdroj: | Materiales de Construccion, Vol 68, Iss 329, Pp e143-e143 (2018) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0465-2746 1988-3226 |
| DOI: | 10.3989/mc.2018.12316 |
| Popis: | Microbial biodeposition of calcite induction for improving the performance of rammed earth is a research area that must be analysed in a representative environment. This analysis must consider the compaction force, particle size distribution and curing process as production variables. This paper investigates the effects of adding specific bacteria, Sporosarcina Pasteurii, into compressed earth cubes and the effect of production variables. Uniaxial compressive tests and direct shear tests have been conducted for 80 specimens. The results indicate that calcite precipitation interacts with the drying process of clay/silt resulting in reducing the compressive strength, the apparent cohesion and the friction angle. Finally, bacterial activity, which is more likely in samples cured in a high humidity environment, tends to reduce the dilatancy effect. |
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