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A multi-phase biogeochemical model for mitigating earthquake-induced liquefaction via microbially induced desaturation and calcium carbonate precipitation
The W.A. Franke Honors College, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
Biosystems Engineering Department, University of Arizona, Tucson,
AZ, USA
Center for Bio-mediated and Bio-inspired Geotechnics, Arizona State
University, Tempe, AZ, USA
Biodesign Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Arizona State
University, Tempe, AZ, USA
Andre van Turnhout
VALCON, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Department of Geoscience and Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands
Edward Kavazanjian Jr.
Center for Bio-mediated and Bio-inspired Geotechnics, Arizona State
University, Tempe, AZ, USA
Leon A. van Paassen
Center for Bio-mediated and Bio-inspired Geotechnics, Arizona State
University, Tempe, AZ, USA
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V., Papendrecht, the Netherlands
Biodesign Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Arizona State
University, Tempe, AZ, USA
Bruce Rittmann
Center for Bio-mediated and Bio-inspired Geotechnics, Arizona State
University, Tempe, AZ, USA
Biodesign Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Arizona State
University, Tempe, AZ, USA
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Short summary
Earthquake-induced soil liquefaction poses a significant global threat. Microbially induced desaturation and precipitation (MIDP) via denitrification is a potentially sustainable, non-disruptive bacteria-driven ground improvement technique under existing structures. We developed a next-generation biogeochemical model to understand and predict the behavior of MIDP in the natural environment to design field-based hazard mitigation treatments.
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