Rock and Soil Mechanics ›› 2021, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (4): 1104-1114.doi: 10.16285/j.rsm.2020.1068

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Evaluation of the effect of natural seawater strengthening calcareous sand based on MICP

DONG Bo-wen1, LIU Shi-yu1, 2, YU Jin1, XIAO Yang3, CAI Yan-yan1, TU Bing-xiong1   

  1. 1. Fujian Research Center for Tunneling and Urban Underground Space Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, Fujian 361021, China; 2. Key Laboratory for Intelligent Infrastructure and Monitoring of Fujian Province, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, Fujian 361021, China; 3. College of Civil Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China
  • Received:2020-07-27 Revised:2020-11-02 Online:2021-04-12 Published:2021-04-26
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    This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51978292), the Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province (2019J01048) and the Subsidized Project for Postgraduates’ Innovative Fund in Scientific Research of Huaqiao University (18014086010).

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Abstract: The natural seawater was used to carry out the experiment of microbial culture and microbial-induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP) to strengthen calcareous sand. First, the effect of seawater on microorganisms was studied through the growth and reproduction of microorganisms and the change of urease activity. Then, the effect of seawater on the strengthening effect of MICP was evaluated according to the changes of calcareous sand permeability and unconfined compressive strength (UCS) before and after MICP treatment. Finally, the mechanism of the effect of seawater on the strengthening of calcareous sand by MICP was analyzed by SEM and XRD tests. The results show that: 1) natural seawater leads to a lag in the growth of microorganisms, but the number of microorganisms and urease activity in the stable stage are not significantly different from those in fresh water environment; 2) the effect of using seawater to strengthen calcareous sand by MICP is less different than that under fresh water condition, the permeability coefficient of calcareous sand can be reduced by an order of magnitude, and the UCS value can reach 1.7 MPa; 3) under the condition of natural seawater, the MICP process is controlled by seawater composition, microorganisms, calcium ion concentration, urea concentration and pH. The main crystal form of calcium carbonate is calcite, which can fill the intergranular pores and make the sand particles cement as a whole, which is the main reason for the improvement of mechanical properties of calcareous sand.

Key words: calcareous sand, MICP, natural seawater, Bacillus pasteurii, calcite

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