Large Scale Evaluation of Erosion Resistance of Biocementation against Bridge Scour and Roadway Shoulder Erosion

Water erosion causes a variety of infrastructure problems such as bridge scour and roadway shoulder erosion. Nearly two-third of bridge failure cases is related to bridge scour. To address the need of the Maritime Transportation Research and Education Center (MarTREC) for the sustainable and resilient transportation infrastructure preservation and building upon its experience and expertise in the area, this project proposes the feasibility of using biocementation through MICP as an erosion countermeasure. MICP is a natural phenomenon where calcite precipitation occurs as a consequence of microbial metabolic activity. The precipitated calcite modifies the soil fabrics and provides additional bonding force between soil particles. The biocemented geomaterials may provide great and previously unexplored opportunities as cost-effective and sustainable preserving materials for erosion mitigation in transportation infrastructure.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $86250
• Contract Numbers:

  69A3551747130

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Maritime Transportation Research and Education Center (MarTREC)

  University of Arkansas
  4190 Bell Engineering Center
  Fayetteville, AR  United States  72701

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  Maritime Transportation Research and Education Center (MarTREC)

  University of Arkansas
  4190 Bell Engineering Center
  Fayetteville, AR  United States  72701
• Performing Organizations:

  Jackson State University, Jackson

  Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
  Jackson, MS  United States  39217-0168
• Principal Investigators:

  Li, Lin

• Start Date: 20180301
• Expected Completion Date: 20190401
• Actual Completion Date: 20190401
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridges; Calcites; Erosion control; Precipitation (Chemistry); Road shoulders; Scour; Soil stabilization
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01661876
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Maritime Transportation Research and Education Center (MarTREC)
• Contract Numbers: 69A3551747130
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Mar 5 2018 3:33PM