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Improvement of shrinkage and expansive soil properties using nano-copper

Improvement of shrinkage and expansive soil properties using nano-copper

Nanoparticles are now becoming a common material and currently produced in bulk worldwide to warrant possible use in construction and for improvement of infrastructures. This paper presents an experimental study on the use of nano-copper to enhance the shrinkage and expansive behaviour of soils. This…

A review of colloidal silica stabilisation and microbial-induced calcite precipitation and their use to mitigate liquefaction using passive site remediation

A review of colloidal silica stabilisation and microbial-induced calcite precipitation and their use to mitigate liquefaction using passive site remediation

The damage to Christchurch’s lifelines has been observed widely across the region as a result of the Canterbury earthquake sequence. In order to incorporate earthquake resilience into infrastructure repair and design, a cost effective and non-intrusive method of liquefaction mitigation is required. Commonly applied methods…