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Enzyme-induced carbonate precipitation (EICP) is an emanating, eco-friendly and potentially sound technique that has presented promise in various geotechnical applications. However, the durability and microscopic characteristics of EICP-treated specimens against the impact of drying-wetting (D-W) cycles is under-explored yet. This study investigates the evolution of mechanical behavior and pore characteristics of EICP-treated sea sand subjected to D-W cycles. The uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) tests, synchrotron radiation micro-computed tomography (micro-CT), and three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction of CT images were performed to study the multiscale evolution characteristics of EICPreinforced sea sand under the effect of D-W cycles. The potential correlations between microstructure characteristics and macro-mechanical property deterioration were investigated using gray relational analysis (GRA). Results showed that the UCS of EICP-treated specimens decreases by 63.7% after 15 D-W cycles. The proportion of mesopores gradually decreases whereas the proportion of macropores increases due to the exfoliated calcium carbonate with increasing number of D-W cycles. The microstructure in EICP-reinforced sea sand was gradually disintegrated, resulting in increasing pore size and development of pore shape from ellipsoidal to columnar and branched. The gray relational degree suggested that the weight loss rate and UCS deterioration were attributed to the development of branched pores with a size of 100-1000 mm under the action of D-W cycles. Overall, the results in this study provide a useful guidancee for the long-term stability and evolution characteristics of EICPreinforced sea sand under D-W weathering conditions. (c) 2024 Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Production and hosting by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/ licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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JOURNAL OF ROCK MECHANICS AND GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
ISSN: 1674-7755
Year: 2024
Issue: 1
Volume: 16
Page: 291-302
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