Biological methods
Soil improvement and strengthening - Treatment with injections
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Biological methods
Soil improvement and strengthening - Treatment with injections

Authors : Philippe LIAUSU, Claude PLUMELLE

Publication date: December 10, 2021 | Lire en français

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1. Biological methods

Biological soil improvement is the technique of the 21st century. It no longer considers soil as an inert material, but as a living ecosystem.

Among these techniques, biocalcification will be particularly developed.

1.1 Overview of biosol techniques

Several types of biosol are currently being researched. Two strategies in particular have been developed:

  • the first involves increasing the number of bacteria in the soil by adding external bacteria (bioaugmentation);

  • the second is the stimulation of existing bacteria (biostimulation) by inducing their growth in situ.

Our main research and applications focus on processes such...

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