Collaborative Research: Efficacy and Durability of Microbially Induced Desaturation to Mit — NSF Award to University of Maine (ME,
Earthquake liquefaction is the severe loss of soil strength due to earthquake shaking in saturated soils, which can cause significant infrastructure damage from large ground deformations and bearing capacity loss. Major infrastructure in the US is on silt soils vulnerable to liquefaction, including many fuel tanks alon
| Award title | Collaborative Research: Efficacy and Durability of Microbially Induced Desaturation to Mit |
|---|---|
| Award ID | 2242228 |
| Awardee | University of Maine |
| City | ORONO |
| State | ME |
| Amount obligated | $365,594 |
| Principal investigator | Aaron Gallant |
| Program | EPSCoR Co-Funding, ECI-Engineering for Civil Infr |
| Start date | 09/01/2023 |
| Abstract | Earthquake liquefaction is the severe loss of soil strength due to earthquake shaking in saturated soils, which can cause significant infrastructure damage from large ground deformations and bearing capacity loss. Major infrastructure in the US is on silt soils vulnerable to liquefaction, including many fuel tanks along the Columbia River in Portland, Oregon. However, there are few feasible methods to mitigate liquefaction of silt soils beneath infrastructure due to the high cost and, in many ca |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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