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标题：3-D micro-architecture and mechanical response of soil cemented via microbial-induced calcite precipitation
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作者：Dimitrios Terzis ; Lyesse Laloui
期刊名称：Scientific Reports
电子版ISSN：2045-2322
出版年度：2018
卷号：8
期号：1
页码：1416
DOI：10.1038/s41598-018-19895-w
语种：English
出版社：Springer Nature
摘要：precipitation persist as a "cell-free" mechanism upon the complete breakdown of rehydrated cell clusters. Further, strength and stiffness parameters of bio-cemented sands are determined. Medium-grained bio-cemented sand yields compressive strengths up to 12 MPa while, surprisingly, fine-grained sand yields up to 2.5 MPa for similar bond contents. To understand the observed discrepancies, we undertake a systematic study of the bio-cemented material's microstructure, by combining a series of microstructural inspection tools. The study extends beyond conventional qualitative and textural characterization and provides with new insight into the material's peculiar 3D micro-architecture. We apply a new methodology towards quantifying crucial microscopic characteristics such as the particle sizes of the crystalline bond lattice, the bond-grain contacts and particle orientations. Bonds are found to exhibit distinctive geometries and morphologies when MICP applies to different base materials. We thus contribute to the debate on the importance of factors affecting: (i) MICP efficiency, (ii) the mechanical response and (iii) peculiar micro-architecture of bio-improved geo-materials.