The soil construction materials cured with biopolymers are gradually being recognized and widely used in engineering areas,such as roadbeds or foundation fills.The strength of biopolymer-solidified soils(BSS)is easily...The soil construction materials cured with biopolymers are gradually being recognized and widely used in engineering areas,such as roadbeds or foundation fills.The strength of biopolymer-solidified soils(BSS)is easily influenced by the change of internal residual moisture content(RMC),however,the quantitative relationship between them remains unclear.Xanthan gum,as a representative of biopolymer,was used in this study to enhance the mechanical properties of silty sand dredged from the Yellow River under different initial water contents and curing temperatures.The unconfined compressive strength(UCS),curing time,water stability and microscopic properties of BSS were investigated via a series of indoor experiments.Results show that the proposed method for quantitatively evaluating the BSS strength using different RMC values was found to be workable compared to that of the traditional cement-treated method under different curing ages.The curing time required for BSS to reach a certain target strength,i.e.2900 kPa,is reduced to 9.3 h at a higher curing temperature of 90℃.Moreover,BSS exhibits the“self-healing”properties of strength recovery after re-temperature drying,with a strength recovery ratio above 45%.The control raw soil samples completely disintegrate in water within 10 s,and even lower xanthan gum biopolymer dosages,such as 0.5%,improved stability in water by reducing permeability by sealing the internal voids of the soil.SEM results indicate that the initial water content and curing temperature mainly affect the distribution of effective xanthan gum linkages,and thus significantly improve the strength and water stability of BSS.展开更多
In this context,an enzyme-induced magnesia carbonization(EIMC)method was proposed for practical healing of rock weathering cracks in term of bio-cementing sandstone grains.For this,a series of experiments were conduct...In this context,an enzyme-induced magnesia carbonization(EIMC)method was proposed for practical healing of rock weathering cracks in term of bio-cementing sandstone grains.For this,a series of experiments were conducted on EIMC mortar samples,and the physicomechanical properties were obtained.The effects of urea pre-hydrolysis time,mass ratio of liquid solution to magnesia,and urea concentration were analyzed.Experimental results indicated that the urea pre-hydrolysis based EIMC method had a better cementation ability of sandstone grain and greater crack surface bonding performance of sandstone than the existing microbial-induced magnesia carbonization(MIMC)method.The optimal bio-cementation conditions were of pre-hydrolysis time of 24 h,mass ratio of liquid solution to magnesia of 1.75,and urea concentration of 1 mol/L.Under these conditions,the peak tensile stress of EIMC mortar samples reached up to 948.45 kPa,and interfacial peak tensile stress of EIMC-sandstone samples reached 608.57 kPa.These values were 118.6%(799.97 kPa)and 123.2%(493.19 kPa)of those of samples bio-cemented by the MIMC method,respectively.The improved bio-cementation performance can be attributed to the pre-hydrolysis of urea,ensuring an adequate supply of CO_(3)^(2-) ions and promoting the magnesia hydration and the brucite carbonization.The increased production of hydrated magnesium carbonates,coupled with formation of the amorphous brucite facilitated by biomolecules,established a denser structure,enhancing the physicomechanical properties.Microcrack development near the interfacial zone of mortar and sandstone was an important factor in the reduced biocementation performance of the MIMC method.The EIMC method is a practical bio-healing method for rock weathering cracks due to the availability of urease and its good cementation properties.展开更多
In this work,a reflective metasurface connector(RMC)and its application for high-density and wideband spacedivision multiplexing(SDM)are demonstrated.This device features single facet metasurface fabrication over an S...In this work,a reflective metasurface connector(RMC)and its application for high-density and wideband spacedivision multiplexing(SDM)are demonstrated.This device features single facet metasurface fabrication over an SOI platform based on a CMOS compatible process.A minimum fiber-to-fiber insertion loss of 2.9 dB at 1598.24 nm is realized for fan-in-fan-out(FIFO)applications between a single-mode fiber(SMF)array and a multicore fiber(MCF).展开更多
基金support provided by the Major science and technology program of Inner Mongolia,China(Grant No.2021ZD0007)National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51979267 and 52074143).
文摘The soil construction materials cured with biopolymers are gradually being recognized and widely used in engineering areas,such as roadbeds or foundation fills.The strength of biopolymer-solidified soils(BSS)is easily influenced by the change of internal residual moisture content(RMC),however,the quantitative relationship between them remains unclear.Xanthan gum,as a representative of biopolymer,was used in this study to enhance the mechanical properties of silty sand dredged from the Yellow River under different initial water contents and curing temperatures.The unconfined compressive strength(UCS),curing time,water stability and microscopic properties of BSS were investigated via a series of indoor experiments.Results show that the proposed method for quantitatively evaluating the BSS strength using different RMC values was found to be workable compared to that of the traditional cement-treated method under different curing ages.The curing time required for BSS to reach a certain target strength,i.e.2900 kPa,is reduced to 9.3 h at a higher curing temperature of 90℃.Moreover,BSS exhibits the“self-healing”properties of strength recovery after re-temperature drying,with a strength recovery ratio above 45%.The control raw soil samples completely disintegrate in water within 10 s,and even lower xanthan gum biopolymer dosages,such as 0.5%,improved stability in water by reducing permeability by sealing the internal voids of the soil.SEM results indicate that the initial water content and curing temperature mainly affect the distribution of effective xanthan gum linkages,and thus significantly improve the strength and water stability of BSS.
基金supported by the State Key Laboratory for Geo-Mechanics and Deep Underground Engineering,China University of Mining&Technology/China University of Mining&Technology,Beijing(Grant No.SKLGDUEK2214)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.42477188)National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2023YFC3007102).
文摘In this context,an enzyme-induced magnesia carbonization(EIMC)method was proposed for practical healing of rock weathering cracks in term of bio-cementing sandstone grains.For this,a series of experiments were conducted on EIMC mortar samples,and the physicomechanical properties were obtained.The effects of urea pre-hydrolysis time,mass ratio of liquid solution to magnesia,and urea concentration were analyzed.Experimental results indicated that the urea pre-hydrolysis based EIMC method had a better cementation ability of sandstone grain and greater crack surface bonding performance of sandstone than the existing microbial-induced magnesia carbonization(MIMC)method.The optimal bio-cementation conditions were of pre-hydrolysis time of 24 h,mass ratio of liquid solution to magnesia of 1.75,and urea concentration of 1 mol/L.Under these conditions,the peak tensile stress of EIMC mortar samples reached up to 948.45 kPa,and interfacial peak tensile stress of EIMC-sandstone samples reached 608.57 kPa.These values were 118.6%(799.97 kPa)and 123.2%(493.19 kPa)of those of samples bio-cemented by the MIMC method,respectively.The improved bio-cementation performance can be attributed to the pre-hydrolysis of urea,ensuring an adequate supply of CO_(3)^(2-) ions and promoting the magnesia hydration and the brucite carbonization.The increased production of hydrated magnesium carbonates,coupled with formation of the amorphous brucite facilitated by biomolecules,established a denser structure,enhancing the physicomechanical properties.Microcrack development near the interfacial zone of mortar and sandstone was an important factor in the reduced biocementation performance of the MIMC method.The EIMC method is a practical bio-healing method for rock weathering cracks due to the availability of urease and its good cementation properties.
基金National Key Research and Development Program of China(2023YFB2905502)Explorers Program of Shanghai(Basic Research Funding)(24TS1401000)。
文摘In this work,a reflective metasurface connector(RMC)and its application for high-density and wideband spacedivision multiplexing(SDM)are demonstrated.This device features single facet metasurface fabrication over an SOI platform based on a CMOS compatible process.A minimum fiber-to-fiber insertion loss of 2.9 dB at 1598.24 nm is realized for fan-in-fan-out(FIFO)applications between a single-mode fiber(SMF)array and a multicore fiber(MCF).
