TY - GEN
T1 - Use of biogeotechnologies for disaster mitigation
AU - Chu, J.
AU - Ivanov, V.
AU - He, J.
AU - Naeimi, M.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - In this paper, the principles of microbial geotechnologies are discussed. Studies for the establishment of three different applications of the microbial methods to disaster mitigation or rehabilitation are presented. These include biogas desaturation method for mitigation of soil liquefaction which may become the most cost-effective method for the reduction of liquefaction risks; bioshotcrete method for levees to prevent erosion and seepage failure; and biogrouting method for road construction and repair using biogrout made of waste materials. Although biogeotechnological based methods have not been commonly adopted for real disaster mitigation projects yet, it offers many advantages over the existing methods in terms of both costs and simplicity in construction and thus have the potential to become a major geotechnological approach for both soil improvement and hazard mitigation in the future.
AB - In this paper, the principles of microbial geotechnologies are discussed. Studies for the establishment of three different applications of the microbial methods to disaster mitigation or rehabilitation are presented. These include biogas desaturation method for mitigation of soil liquefaction which may become the most cost-effective method for the reduction of liquefaction risks; bioshotcrete method for levees to prevent erosion and seepage failure; and biogrouting method for road construction and repair using biogrout made of waste materials. Although biogeotechnological based methods have not been commonly adopted for real disaster mitigation projects yet, it offers many advantages over the existing methods in terms of both costs and simplicity in construction and thus have the potential to become a major geotechnological approach for both soil improvement and hazard mitigation in the future.
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U2 - 10.1201/b17438-7
DO - 10.1201/b17438-7
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84907339825
SN - 9781138027091
T3 - Geotechnics for Catastrophic Flooding Events - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Geotechnical Engineering for Disaster Mitigation and Rehabilation, GEDMAR 2014
SP - 49
EP - 56
BT - Geotechnics for Catastrophic Flooding Events - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Geotechnical Engineering for Disaster Mitigation and Rehabilation, GEDMAR 2014
PB - Taylor and Francis - Balkema
T2 - 4th International Conference on Geotechnical Engineering for Disaster Mitigation and Rehabilation, GEDMAR 2014
Y2 - 16 September 2014 through 18 September 2014
ER -