Basic Physical Properties of Test Sand for Microbial Bio-Cementation Experiments

Yu Zhang's dataset on figshare contains basic physical properties of test sand used in a study of microbially induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) for soil stabilization. The data, stored in a 5.5 KB XLS file, supports the evaluation of industrial nitrogen sources as cost-effective alternatives in bio-cementation. It was last updated on 2026-05-05.

Use Cases

• Calibrating soil models for bio-cementation based on described sand properties.
• Comparing material performance in MICP experiments based on unconfined compressive strength and CaCO3 content results mentioned.
• Analyzing cost-benefit trade-offs for cultivation media using the described nitrogen source substitution schemes.

Strengths

• Data is associated with a published study detailing specific experimental outcomes, such as a 65.53% reduction in nitrogen-source cost and a 9% increase in unconfined compressive strength.
• The dataset has a clear, permissive license (CC-BY-4.0) for reuse.

Limitations

• The dataset is very small (5.5 KB), indicating limited scope and likely a small number of measurements.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

figshare, author Yu Zhang.

Collection Method

Likely generated from laboratory experiments on sand column bio-cementation.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-05 17:33:03; freshness should be verified.