Journal
MATERIALS
Volume 15, Issue 7, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ma15072389
Keywords
MICP; jute fiber; durability; soil improvement; biocement; fiber reinforcement; coastal erosion protection
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- JSPS KAKENHI [JP19H02229]
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This study investigated the durability of jute-reinforced MICP-treated samples under exposure to DW and ASW, showing that the addition of fiber (jute) improved the durability by more than 50%. The wet-dry cyclic process had adverse effects on the mechanical and physical characteristics of the samples in both environments, with calcium carbonate breakdown and bonding effects contributing to deterioration.
Soil improvement via MICP (microbially induced carbonate precipitation) technologies has recently received widespread attention in the geoenvironmental and geotechnical fields. The durability of MICP-treated samples remains a critical concern in this novel method. In this work, fiber (jute)-reinforced MICP-treated samples were investigated to evaluate their durability under exposure to distilled water (DW) and artificial seawater (ASW), so as to advance the understanding of long-term performance mimicking real field conditions, along with improvement of the MICP-treated samples for use in coastal erosion protection. Primarily, the results showed that the addition of fiber (jute) improved the durability of the MICP-treated samples by more than 50%. Results also showed that the wet-dry (WD) cyclic process resulted in adverse effects on the mechanical and physical characteristics of fiber-reinforced MICP-treated samples in both DW and ASW. The breakdown of calcium carbonates and bonding effects in between the sand particles was discovered to be involved in the deterioration of MICP samples caused by WD cycles, and this occurs in two stages. The findings of this study would be extremely beneficial to extend the insight and understanding of improvement and durability responses for significant and effective MICP treatments and/or re-treatments.
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