Experimental Study on Strengthening Root-Soil Composite with Different Root Contents by Using MICP

Microbial induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) in coordination with vegetation protection is a novel technology in the field of slope reinforcement. Urea in MICP can promote vegetation growth and change the root content in the soil. However, existing studies often ignore the influence of MICP on root growth, while root content has a significant impact on the ability of vegetation to cement soil and protect slopes. In this paper, through the laboratory direct shear test, the strength variation characteristics of root-soil composites with different root contents before and after reinforcement were analyzed, and the influence of root content changes on the strength of root-soil composites in the MICP collaborative slope protection project was studied. The results showed that: (1) the strength of the root-soil composite was improved significantly after MICP treatment. When the root content was 1.5%, the maximum strength peak value was increased by 32.6%, and the cohesive force was increased by 49.2%. (2) MICP reaction has no effect on the root content of the peak intensity, indicating that MICP has no negative effect on vegetation growth and can be combined with vegetation protection. The results show that MICP synergistic slope protection has strong engineering application value.

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