Linking the microstructural characteristics of mortar specimens involving non-ureolytic bacteria and their strength properties
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Abstract
Despite a growing interest in using bacteria to improve the performance of cementitious composites, the mechanisms by which bacteria favourably modify the composites remain unclear. This study investigated the microscale processes by which Bacillus cohnii ( B. cohnii) , a non-ureolytic bacterium, modified the properties of mortar focusing on the roles played by factors such as bacteria concentration, status (live or dead) of the cells, and water-cement ratio. Results show that the use of dead or live B. cohnii at 10 5 cells/ml of mixing water led to an increase in compressive and flexural strength at early (3 and 7) curing days, while 10 7 cells/ml resulted in a decrease in strength. After 28 days of curing, no significant strength improvement was observed from either dead or live cells of B. cohnii . Water-cement ratio did not have a significant influence on how B. cohnii impacted the strength of mortar. Raman spectroscopy analysis indicated the presence of calcite of higher intensity within the specimens with 10 5 dead cells/ml than within the control and the specimens with both dead and live cells at 10 7 cells/ml. F-SEM imaging confirmed the presence of calcite crystals within the specimens with 10 5 dead cells/ml. The dominant mechanism by which addition of B. cohnii cells impacted the strength of the mortar specimens was through pore-filling as evidenced by the reduction of porosity. The pore-filling benefits of B. cohnii addition within cementitious materials holds prospect for applications especially within aggressive environments where the need to reduce the ingress of deleterious substances can be critical. • Both dead and live B. cohnii cells can yield early strength gain in mortar. • Water-cement ratios did not significantly influence strength gain by B. cohnii. • B. cohnii modified mortar properties through precipitation of crystals and minerals. • Raman spectroscopy and F-SEM confirmed the presence of calcite made by dead cells. • B. cohnii can offer superior durability properties for cementitious materials.
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Codex and Gemma teacher scores by category
| Category | Codex | Gemma |
|---|---|---|
| Metaresearch | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.
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