Calcium carbonate precipitation catalyzed by soybean urease as an improvement method for fine-grained soil

• Published in: Soils and foundations Vol. 59; no. 5; pp. 1631 - 1637
• Main Authors: Gao, Yufeng, He, Jia, Tang, Xinyi, Chu, Jian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.10.2019
• Subjects: Biocement; Calcium carbonate precipitation; Silt; Urease; Silt; Calcium carbonate precipitation; Urease; Biocement

Although great advances have recently been made in biological soil-improvement methods, the treatments of fine-grained soil using these methods are still challenging. In this study, we tested a new method for the improvement of silty soil. This method adopts the calcium carbonate precipitation proce...