Selection and application of bacteria for bioclogging of sandy soil

• Main Author: Sin, Irene.
• Other Authors: Chu Jian
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering::Geotechnical
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/15867
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Sand is the fundamental building material for any construction work. Being the most abundant material in the desert, this project explored the possibility of constructing a fully man-made reservoir by microbial geo-techniques. The most probable current technique to construct would be to use chemical...