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Amir Hamidi, S. Mohsen Haeri,
Volume 6, Issue 3 (9-2008)
Abstract
The deformation and stiffness characteristics of a cemented gravely sand was investigated using
triaxial equipment. The triaxial tests were conducted in both dry and saturated undrained conditions.
Artificially cemented samples are prepared using gypsum plaster as the cementing agent. The plaster was
mixed with the base soil at the weight percentages of 1.5, 3, 4.5 and 6. The applied confining pressure varied
between 25 to 500 kPa in triaxial tests. The process of yielding of the soil was investigated for the considered
soil and the bond and final yield points were identified for the cemented soil with different cement contents.
The variations of deformation and stiffness parameters with cement content and confining stress were studied
as well. Some of the parameters were determined for both drained and undrained conditions to investigate the
effect of drainage condition on the stiffness and yield characteristics of the tested cemented gravely sand.
According to the results, the difference between drained and undrained tangent stiffness decreases with
increase in confining stress. Finally the effect of cement type was investigated as an important parameter
affecting the stiffness at bond yield. The rate of increase in tangent stiffness at bond yield changes with cement
content for different cementing agents.
M. L. Li, Q. Chun-Xiang, Z. Yong-Hao,
Volume 12, Issue 2 (4-2014)
Abstract
It introduced an innovative bioengineering method of consolidating incompact sand by urea-hydrolysis producing calcite
cementation under the inducement of urease producing microbe. In the paper it discussed the effects of cementation methods
and time on porosity and mechanical properties of microbe-inspired cementing sand columns. Method A adopted reaction fluid
gravitational permeating and external pressing and method B adopted reaction fluid gravitational permeating and outlet
intermittent plugging method. 28-day sand columns prepared by method A exhibited stronger mechanical properties than those
prepared by method B, considering of the compressive strengths and three-point flexural strength as well. Pore volume
fractions of sand columns prepared by method A reduced with an increase in cementation time which represented the bulk
densities of sand columns were improved positively with time. The compressive strengths and the flexural strengths of sand
columns prepared by method A increased with time. All these improved mechanical properties were attributed to the fact that
the increasing amount of microbe inspired calcite precipitation with time consolidated sand columns by filling or bridging in
sand gaps.