Embedding these particles in the hydrated cement resulted in the formation of calcite crystals after a hardening time of 10 days which were not seen in controls indicating that the particles dissolve and then transform into calcite While there was no significant repair in the controls without ACC almost complete closure of the cracks
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Get PriceSep 28 2021The injection method of MICP with high standing time can cement sand columns effectively Small average sand particle size of sand columns and high injection cycles can facilitate the gain of compressive strength while calcium carbonate content of sand column higher than 8% can promote the increase of compressive strength
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Get PriceBiocement like ordinary concrete is made from Portland cement water coarse and fine aggregates and other admixtures; what stands out here is the addition of a mixture of bacteria and capsules of calcium lactate When cracks start to form while drying or post drying calcium lactate in presence of water reacts and forms calcite that fills in
Get PriceThe results showed the total calcite formed in the sample after the 4th injection was 18 3% of the total surface area of the concrete crack and was able to reduce the concrete permeability value by 95 43% Use of bacteria to repair cracks in concrete Cement and Concrete Research 40 1 pp 157 166 Van Tittelboom K & De Belie N 2024
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Get PriceABSTRACT Lower Cretaceous Hauterivian bioclastic sandstone turbidites in the Scapa Member North Sea Basin were extensively cemented by low‐Mg calcite spars initially as rim cements and subsequently as concretions Five petrographically distinct cement stages form a consistent paragenetic sequence across the Scapa Field The dominant and pervasive second cement stage accounts for the
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Get PriceThe problem is that though there may only be a small amount of calcium carbonate in pool plaster from impure aggregate or impure Portland cement its mostly calcium oxide in a hydrated silicate Thermodynamically the calcium oxide wants to combine with carbon dioxide in the water to form calcium and carbonate ions
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