Biogeochemical processes and geotechnical applications: progress, opportunities and challenges
University of California, Davis · University of Cambridge · +8 more institutions
Abstract
Consideration of soil as a living ecosystem offers the potential for innovative and sustainable solutions to geotechnical problems. This is a new paradigm for many in geotechnical engineering. Realising the potential of this paradigm requires a multidisciplinary approach that embraces biology and geochemistry to develop techniques for beneficial ground modification. This paper assesses the progress, opportunities, and challenges in this emerging field. Biomediated geochemical processes, which consist of a geochemical reaction regulated by subsurface microbiology, currently being explored include mineral precipitation, gas generation, biofilm formation and biopolymer generation. For each of these processes,…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 23.91
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 128
Authors
34Topics & keywords
- Biogeochemical cycle
- Groundwater
- Environmental science
- Environmental remediation
- Earth science
- Engineering
- Geotechnical engineering
- Geology