1. Geoenvironmental Application of Novel Persian Gum Biopolymer in Sandy Soil Stabilization.
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Adabi, Mohsen, Darvishan, Ehsan, Eyvazi, Gale, and Jahanbaksh Motlagh, Hila
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HYDROCOLLOIDS ,SOIL stabilization ,SANDY soils ,THERMOGRAVIMETRY ,BIOPOLYMERS ,SOIL permeability ,ENVIRONMENTAL soil science - Abstract
Persian gum as a newly introduced hydrocolloid with unique adhesive and gel forming properties has found wide applications in various industries such as medicine, food and textile. Recently, it has been employed in soil environment as a biocompatible stabilizing agent. However, due to its novelty, there is no study about its application in cohesionless sandy soil. This paper provides a comprehensive evaluation of Persian gum treated sand through macro- and microscale tests including compaction, unconfined compressive strength (UCS), direct shear (DS), triaxial (UU), California bearing ratio (CBR), falling head permeability, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), stereo zoom microscopy (SZM), Brunner, Emmet and Teller (BET), particle size analysis (PSA) and thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA). The tests were conducted on untreated and treated soil with different Persian gum contents and curing times. The obtained results represent the powerful performance of this novel gum in mechanical strength and bearing capacity enhancement through binding soil particles and formation of large agglomerated grains. Also, the remarkable ability of this novel gum in pore filling and compacting soil interstructure makes it a favorable additive in soil projects with permeability reduction purposes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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