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Preliminary observations of the shear behaviour of fungal treated soil by Salifu, Emmanuel, El Mountassir, Gráinne

“…This paper presents results of an investigation into an entirely novel technique for ground improvement involving the use of fungal hyphae. Fungal hyphae (long…”
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Development of a Reactive Transport Model for Field‐Scale Simulation of Microbially Induced Carbonate Precipitation by Minto, James M., Lunn, Rebecca J., El Mountassir, Gráinne

“…Microbially induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) is a promising technique that could be used for soil stabilization, for permeability control in porous and…”
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Rock fracture grouting with microbially induced carbonate precipitation by Minto, James M., MacLachlan, Erica, El Mountassir, Gráinne, Lunn, Rebecca J.

“…Microbially induced carbonate precipitation has been proposed for soil stabilization, soil strengthening, and permeability reduction as an alternative to…”
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Microscale Analysis of Fractured Rock Sealed With Microbially Induced CaCO3 Precipitation: Influence on Hydraulic and Mechanical Performance by Tobler, Dominique J., Minto, James M., El Mountassir, Gráinne, Lunn, Rebecca J., Phoenix, Vernon R.

“…Microbially induced CaCO3 precipitation (MICP) has shown great potential to reduce permeability in intact rocks as a means to seal fluid pathways in subsurface…”
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Hydrodynamic coupling in microbially mediated fracture mineralization: Formation of self-organized groundwater flow channels by Mountassir, Gráinne El, Lunn, Rebecca J., Moir, Heather, MacLachlan, Erica

“…Evidence of fossilized microorganisms embedded within mineral veins and mineral‐filled fractures has been observed in a wide range of geological environments…”
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Recent Advances in Nature-Inspired Solutions for Ground Engineering (NiSE) by Assadi-Langroudi, Arya, O’Kelly, Brendan C., Barreto, Daniel, Cotecchia, Federica, Dicks, Henry, Ekinci, Abdullah, Garcia, Fernando E., Harbottle, Michael, Tagarelli, Vito, Jefferson, Ian, Maghoul, Pooneh, Masoero, Enrico, El Mountassir, Gráinne, Muhunthan, Balasingam, Geng, Xueyu, Ghadr, Soheil, Mirzababaei, Mehdi, Mitrani, Helen, van Paassen, Leon

“…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…”
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Colloidal silica as a grouting material for the temporary encapsulation of heat-generating radioactive waste during removal and transport operations: A proof of concept by Pagano, Arianna Gea, El Mountassir, Gráinne, Lunn, Rebecca Jane

“…Hazardous nuclear waste is produced at all stages during the nuclear fuel cycle. The removal operations of nuclear waste from nuclear reactors and/or storage…”
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Micro-continuum modelling of injection strategies for microbially induced carbonate precipitation by Minto, James M., El Mountassir, Grainne, Lunn, Rebecca J.

“…Microbially induced carbonate precipitation is a promising technique for ground improvement. In order for MICP to progress from a lab-scale process to a…”
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A study on the mechanical interaction between soil and colloidal silica gel for ground improvement by Wong, Christopher, Pedrotti, Matteo, El Mountassir, Gráinne, Lunn, Rebecca J.

“…In this paper, we explore the mechanical performance of colloidal silica grout to assess its potential for ground stabilisation and hydraulic barrier formation…”
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Laboratory Testing of a MEMS Sensor System for In-Situ Monitoring of the Engineered Barrier in a Geological Disposal Facility by Yang, Wenbin, Lunn, Rebecca, Tarantino, Alessandro, El Mountassir, Gráinne

“…Geological disposal facilities for radioactive waste pose significant challenges for robust monitoring of environmental conditions within the engineered…”
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An experimental study on the compaction and collapsible behaviour of a flood defence embankment fill by El Mountassir, Gráinne, Sánchez, Marcelo, Romero, Enrique

“…With renewed interest in the performance of flood embankments globally, it is important that the performance of fills in conditions similar to ‘as-constructed’…”
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Desiccation behaviour of colloidal silica grouted sand: A new material for the creation of near surface hydraulic barriers by Pedrotti, Matteo, Wong, Christopher, El Mountassir, Gráinne, Renshaw, Joanna C., Lunn, Rebecca J.

“…This paper considers the mechanism of cracking in colloidal silica (CS) grout subjected to drying and wetting cycles, with the aim of testing its use for the…”
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‘Microbial mortar’-restoration of degraded marble structures with microbially induced carbonate precipitation by Minto, James M., Tan, Qian, Lunn, Rebecca J., El Mountassir, Gráinne, Guo, Hongxian, Cheng, Xiaohui

“…•Microbial mortar can successfully restore degraded marble.•Reagent transport evolved with each treatment cycle.•Micro-continuum flow simulation of 3D X-ray…”
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Making unsaturated soil mechanics accessible for engineers: Preliminary hydraulic–mechanical characterisation & stability assessment by Tarantino, Alessandro, El Mountassir, Gráinne

“…The paper presents an accessible approach for preliminary hydraulic and mechanical characterisation of unsaturated soils and stability analysis of…”
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Hydraulic behaviour of fungal treated sand by Salifu, Emmanuel, El Mountassir, Gráinne, Minto, James M., Tarantino, Alessandro

“…Engineered growth of the saprotrophic fungus Pleurotus ostreatus has recently been observed to induce water repellency in sands. As such, there is potential…”
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Performance of colloidal silica grout at elevated temperatures and pressures for cement fracture sealing at depth by Pagano, Arianna Gea, Mountassir, Gráinne El, Lunn, Rebecca Jane

“…Hydrocarbon well decommissioning requires the long-term sealing of abandoned wells. Current plug and abandonment (P&A) operations are not always able to…”
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Microscale Analysis of Fractured Rock Sealed With Microbially Induced CaCO 3 Precipitation: Influence on Hydraulic and Mechanical Performance by Tobler, Dominique J., Minto, James M., El Mountassir, Gráinne, Lunn, Rebecca J., Phoenix, Vernon R.

“…Microbially induced CaCO 3 precipitation (MICP) has shown great potential to reduce permeability in intact rocks as a means to seal fluid pathways in…”
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Hydrodynamic coupling in microbially mediated fracture mineralization: Formation of self-organized groundwater flow channels: Microbially Mediated Mineralization by Mountassir, Gráinne El, Lunn, Rebecca J., Moir, Heather, MacLachlan, Erica

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TERRE project: interplay between unsaturated soil mechanics and low-carbon geotechnical engineering by Tarantino, Alessandro, El Mountassir, Grainne, Wheeler, Simon, Gallipoli, Domenico, Russo, Giacomo, Augarde, Charles, Urciuoli, Gianfranco, Pirone, Marianna, Stokes, Alexia, van de Kuilen, Jan Willem, Gard, Wolfgang, Fourcaud, Thierry, Romero, Enrique, Priegue, Angel, Smith, Colin C, Larrey-Lassalle, Pyrène, Becker, Patrick, Ferrari, Alessio, Dainese, Roberta, Salifu, Emmanuel, Beber, Raniero, Scarfone, Riccardo, Cuccurullo, Alessia, Coudert, Elodie, Dias, Sofia, Mmuguda-Viswanath, Sravan, Rossi, Lorenzo MW, Kamath, Abhijith, Fraccica, Alessandro, Karagianni, Pavlina, González Castejón, Javier, Ouakka, Slimane, Zannin, Jacopo, Speranza, Gianluca

“…The geotechnical construction industry is a major component of the overall construction sector and is strategically important in infrastructure development…”
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Meter-scale MICP improvement of medium graded very gravelly sands: Lab measurement, transport modelling, mechanical and microstructural analysis by Sang, Guijie, Lunn, Rebecca J., El Mountassir, Grainne, Minto, James M.

“…Microbially induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) is a promising biogrouting method for ground improvement. Most studies to date have focused on MICP…”
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