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Factors Affecting Biocementation Process by Micp in Soils

Architecture, Civil Engineering, Environment
Volume 18 (2025): Issue 3 (September 2025)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acee-2025-0037 | Journal eISSN: 2720-6947 | Journal ISSN: 1899-0142
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Language: English
Page range: 147 - 156
Submitted on: May 16, 2025
Accepted on: Aug 18, 2025
Published on: Sep 30, 2025
Published by: Silesian University of Technology
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Keywords:
Biocementation of soil,
MICP,
Soil improvement,
Soil parameters,
Ureolytic bacteria
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