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Multiphysical numerical modelling of an MICP upscaling experiment with ex-situ hydrolysis

Ten Bosch, S. E.  
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Bosch, J.  
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Terzis, D.  
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2023
Proceedings of the 9ICEG - 9th International Congress on Environmental Geotechnics
9th International Congress on Environmental Geotechnics

Microbially induced calcite precipitation (MICP) is an innovative biogeochemical ground improvement technology that can be used in-situ to improve soil stiffness and strength, by precipitating calcite within the soil. Bio-chemo-hydro-mechanical processes are key aspects of this technology, which makes the use of advanced numerical models necessary to optimize the treatment design. In this study, an upscaling experiment was modelled using a multiphysical framework. The upscaling experiment used a novel treatment strategy, based on ex-situ hydrolysis, which required a novel bio-chemical reactive transport formulation. Numerical evaluations in both 2D and 3D were used to properly account for the geometry and injection strategy of the experiment. Modelling results were compared with the experimentally measured properties. Both models showed that the injection pressures during the consecutive injections of 20 m3 of reactive batches could well be replicated. Modelling in 3D increased the understanding of the influence of the applied treatment strategy on the overall precipitation pattern. Overall, the numerical model was capable of capturing the evolution of the precipitation process as a response to the variation of chemical, hydraulic and mechanical conditions, which validates the use of the numerical framework as an effective strategy for understanding, predicting and optimizing the MICP treatment with ex-situ hydrolysis.

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conference paper
DOI
10.53243/ICEG2023-442
Scopus ID

2-s2.0-85216740127

Author(s)
Ten Bosch, S. E.  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Bosch, J.  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Terzis, D.  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Laloui, L.  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Date Issued

2023

Publisher

Argo-E Group

Published in
Proceedings of the 9ICEG - 9th International Congress on Environmental Geotechnics
Series title/Series vol.

Proceedings of the International Congress on Environmental Geotechnics

ISSN (of the series)

3005-7531

Start page

102

End page

109

Subjects

MICP

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Multiphysics

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Numerical modelling

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REVIEWED

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EPFL

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NESOL
Event nameEvent acronymEvent placeEvent date
9th International Congress on Environmental Geotechnics

Chania, Greece

2023-06-25 - 2023-06-28

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February 18, 2025
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