Hydraulic conductivity of a biopolymer treated sand

Mateusz Wiszniewski; Ali Firat Cabalar

doi:10.1061/9780784413456.003

Hydraulic conductivity of a biopolymer treated sand

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This paper presents results of laboratory assessment of creating seepage barriers in a sandy soil using biopolymer additives (bio substance), which consist of polysaccharides and water. Polysaccharides strongly interact with water to produce a viscous suspension. The aim of the conducted work was to investigate the influence of a biosubstance employed in a highly permeable sandy soil. The amount of the biopolymer used in a sample fell between 0.1 and 1.5%, by dry weight. Tests were carried out on two different specimens, coarse sand (1.18 - 2.00 mm) and medium sand (0.075 - 1.00 mm). The test results indicate that the hydraulic conductivity values change significantly based on the amount of bio substance, gradation of the sand and curing time. It is concluded that such application, which is a relatively new soil improvement technique, could be used as a seepage barrier installation, required to protect some geotechnical works including foundation, underground structures and waste disposals.

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Mateusz Wiszniewski mgr inż.
Ali Firat Cabalar prof. dr inz.
- University if Gaziantep Department of Civil Engineering

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Category:: Conference activity
Type:: publikacja w wydawnictwie zbiorowym recenzowanym (także w materiałach konferencyjnych)
Title of issue:: Geo-Shanghai Internaational Conference 2014 strony 19 - 27
Language:: English
Publication year:: 2015
Bibliographic description:: Wiszniewski M., Cabalar A.: Hydraulic conductivity of a biopolymer treated sand// Geo-Shanghai Internaational Conference 2014/ ed. Guoping Zhang, Ph.D., P.E.and Zhen Liu, Ph.D. USA: American Society of Civil Engineers, 2015, s.19-27
DOI:: Digital Object Identifier (open in new tab) 10.1061/9780784413456.003
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