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By Nitin Sreenivasan Blue Bonds 229, Rasta Peth, Pune 411011, Maharashtra, India.
General change of CBR value for all bio enzymes. CBR values changes of over 700% have been noticed in some soils.
The thin line is of the untreated soil. The darker line shows the gradual increase in unconfined compression as the activity of bio enzymes progresses.
The upper line is of the untreated soil. It can be seen that soils treated with bio enzyme shows progressive decrease in voids as well as reduced permeability.
Ecological benefits:
Of the problems mentioned above to make available sand and aggregate of appropriate particle size is most difficult. Constant illegal mining and excavation of sand from riverbeds for development and stabilization process puts a heavy strain on the now delicately balanced ecological system or leave behind irreparable damages. Bio enzymes are environment friendly and do not perform drastic changes to the soil used for stabilization and are not very different structurally to the locally available soil used. Bio enzymes are non-toxic and pose no hazard or health risk to the labour or the surrounding flora and fauna. They provide us with the ability to utilize a wide range of soils this reduces the need for aggregates like crushed rock which in turn reduces the need for mining
Economic benefits:
Secondly since the two main components in soil stabilization using bio enzymes is locally available soil and water the cost of stabilization reduces drastically (from 20- 60 percentage) from the actual calculated costs. Hence bio enzyme provides an opportunity for sustained development with no ecological or economical burden. The effects of improved infrastructure can be a stimulant for rural development. Bio enzymes soil stabilization will have an immediate affect on the economics of the rural area with improved roads the cost and travel time to markets will provide a commercial advantage to the local producers. Agro based industry can benefit from the reduced transportation cost and time. Bio enzyme can be a means by which an immediate improvement in the infrastructure can be achieved where the governments are experiencing a shortage of funds.
Summary:
Bio enzyme treated soil shows increasing strength, lower plasticity, reduced permeability and better stability compared to other types of soil stabilization. They also have one other prominent advantage over other stabilizers i.e. they effectively prevent soil erosion and helps retain a definite quantity of moisture in the soil. Bio enzymes as discussed are a cost effective and efficient solution. They can accelerate economic development if harnessed to its full capacity. Bio enzymes help engineers with a far better proposal possibility where bio enzyme stabilized base road can be asphalted after years of usage as unpaved road. There is a lot to be learnt and understood of other beneficial aspects of bio enzyme but as of now it can be a means to better rural development by helping engineers to build better roads with lower life cycle and maintenance costs at a considerably faster pace of construction. Bio enzyme today is a groundbreaking reality and should be used by all means to build a better tomorrow.
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