Journal
SUSTAINABILITY
Volume 14, Issue 18, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/su141811409
Keywords
microbially induced calcite precipitation; desert sand; wind-induced erosion; surface penetration resistance test; wind tunnel test
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51979088]
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Biocementation is a method to improve desert sand by forming a cemented layer to resist wind-induced erosion. The resistance of biocemented sand to erosion increases with higher treatment temperature and biocement solution concentration. However, the resistance decreases with more drying-wetting cycles.
Biocementation, based on microbially induced calcite precipitation (MICP), is a novel soil improvement method, which can form a cemented layer on the surface of desert sand to resist wind-induced erosion. In this work, the surface penetration resistance test and wind tunnel test were conducted to evaluate the various influential factors for the resistance of biocemented desert sand to wind-induced erosion, including the treatment factors, such as treatment temperature and biocement solution concentration, and durability factors such as the development of time, freezing-thawing cycles, and drying-wetting cycles. The test results demonstrated that the erosion resistance of biocemented desert sand was improved by the increase of treatment temperature and the concentration of biocement solution, which was manifested in the increase of surface penetration resistance of biocemented samples. In addition, the resistance of biocemented desert sand to wind-induced erosion decreased with the increased number of drying-wetting cycles, to lesser extents, with the development of time and the increased number of freezing-thawing cycles.
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