Hydraulic behaviour of fungal treated sand

Salifu, Emmanuel; Mountassir, Gráinne El; Minto, James M.; Tarantino, Alessandro

doi:10.1016/j.gete.2021.100258

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“…edible oyster mushroom)-with and without source of carbon (wood fibres). [140] tested a well-graded sand column of 30-cm high, contained in a Perspex cylinder and with a constant head of water on top, to study the impact of fungi growth on ponded infiltration (Fig. 21b, c).…”

Section: Fungal Mycelial Networkmentioning

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“…Treatment of fibre surfaces ahead of soil mixing Fig. 21 Influence of fungal mycelial networks on soil behaviour: a growth of Pleurotus ostreatus edible fungi in soil; b, c growth of fungi in a column of sand; d water repellency [140] was reported in [150]. A major technical concern in the use of fibres is the implications of their typical high volume to weight ratio which often disrupts the uniformity of soil-fibre mixtures; that is, high fibre contents may lead to formation of fibre balls and lumps in the treated soil.…”

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Recent Advances in Nature-Inspired Solutions for Ground Engineering (NiSE)

Assadi-Langroudi

O’Kelly

Barreto

et al. 2021

Int. J. of Geosynth. and Ground Eng.

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The ground is a natural grand system; it is composed of myriad constituents that aggregate to form several geologic and biogenic systems. These systems operate independently and interplay harmoniously via important networked structures over multiple spatial and temporal scales. This paper presents arguments and derivations couched by the authors, to first give a better understanding of these intertwined networked structures, and then to give an insight of why and how these can be imitated to develop a new generation of nature-symbiotic ground engineering techniques. The paper draws on numerous recent advances made by the authors, and others, in imitating forms (e.g. synthetic fibres that imitate plant roots), materials (e.g. living composite materials, or living soil that imitate fungi and microbes), generative processes (e.g. managed decomposition of construction rubble to mimic weathering of aragonites to calcites), and functions (e.g. recreating the self-healing, selfproducing, and self-forming capacity of natural systems). Advances are reported in three categories of Materials, Models, and Methods (3Ms). A novel value-based appraisal tool is also presented, providing a means to vet the effectiveness of 3Ms as standalone units or in combinations.

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Section: Fungal Mycelial Networkmentioning

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Section: Opportunities and Challengesmentioning

confidence: 99%