Abstract: New eco-friendly materials for soil improvement have been developed recently for construction purposes in civil engineering. An organic acid material encourages microbe proliferation over time and accelerates consolidation ...

Abstract: Calcium carbonate deposits are known to clog tunnel drainage systems and clogging is a major concern to tunnel operators worldwide. After analyzing several industrial solutions for treating calcium carbonate, experiments ...

Abstract: This study evaluates the feasibility of energy piles equipped with a large-diameter drilled shaft under unfavorable ground conditions. The cast-in-place concrete energy pile was constructed at a test bed in dredged and ...