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A unified Bio-Chemo-Hydro-Mechanical formulation for soil improvement with microbially-induced calcite precipitation

Bosch, Jose A.  
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Terzis, Dimitrios  
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Laloui, Lyesse  
2023
Proceedings of the 9ICEG - 9th International Congress on Environmental Geotechnics
9th International Congress on Environmental Geotechnics

This paper reports recent advances in modelling MICP at the engineering scale, in particular with respect to the stress-strain-strength modelling of bio-cemented soils. A complete Bio-Chemo-Hydro-Mechanical (BCHM) model is presented. The BCH model is based on the advection-dispersion-reaction equation modified to incorporate the behaviour of bacteria. Mechanisms such as bacteria attachment, reaction rate and calcite precipitation are considered. Calcite precipitation leads to a decrease in porosity and permeability which, in turn, modifies flow and transport of reactive species. A new constitutive model has been developed to reproduce the increase in strength and stiffness of bio-cemented sands. The main novelty with respect to previous studies is the unification of the bio-chemo-hydraulic equations with a constitutive model that reproduces the stress-strain-strength response of biocemented sands. In a boundary value problem, the inclusion of such constitutive model reveals the development of plastic strains at the interface between the cemented and non-cemented areas, as a consequence of the heterogeneous strength after treatment. The potential of the model for its use in geotechnical applications is demonstrated with a synthetic case of a shallow foundation.

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