System and means soil stabilization and moisture control for building foundations including methods and systems for stabilization moisture in a site for building foundation by applying soil moisture stabilization material in various forms, a preferred stabilization material being a mixture of aluninosilicate Pozzolan mineral and granular material such as sand.

Composition in the form of green or thermally treated briquettes comprising at least one quick calcium-magnesium compound and an iron-based compound, the method of production thereof and uses thereof.

Various examples are provided for in situ growth of subsurface structures using bioinspired mineralization. In one example, among others, a method for growth of a subsurface structure includes introducing a first aqueous mineral salt reactant and a second aqueous mineral salt reactant comprising a polymeric additive into a soil substrate. The first and second aqueous mineral salt reactants can combine to form a polymer-induced liquid-precursor (PILP) phase that initiates in situ mineralization in the soil substrate. Solidifying the mineralization can form a subsurface structure in the soil substrate. Multiple applications of aqueous mineral salt reactants can be introduced to adjust the thickness of the mineralization or for layers of coatings.

A method of treating a pond, lake or other body of water to improve the retention of water includes treating the ground at the bed of the pond with bentonite clay, a super absorbent polymer, a polysaccharide, and a polymer flocculant. The bentonite clay can be granulated #16 Wyoming bentonite clay, the super absorbent polymer can be granulated polyacrylamide, the polysaccharide can be granulated carboxy methyl cellulose, and the polymer flocculant can be a high-performance polymer flocculant, such as 2-Propenoic Acid, polymer with 2-Promenamide, sodium salt 90-100%.

A method for inerting polluted soil, comprising adding to a polluted soil a composition comprising: from 40% to 99% of a sulfoaluminous clinker comprising as a phase composition, to the overall weight of the clinker: from 5% to 80% of a calcium sulfoaluminate phase possibly iron-doped corresponding to the formula C4AxFy$z in which x varies from 2 to 3; y varies from 0 to 0.5; and z varies from 0.8 to 1.2; from 0 to 25% of a calcium aluminoferrite phase of a composition corresponding to the general formula C.sub.6A.sub.xF.sub.y; x varies from 0 to 1.5; and y varies from 0.5 to 3; and from 10% to 70% of a belite phase C.sub.2S; and from 1% to 60% of a lime.

A soil stabilization method of forming an admixture of at least one hydrogel precursor and urease enzyme, and contacting at least a portion of the admixture with soil, and forming a hydrogel network in-situ within at least a portion of the soil, wherein at least a portion of the hydrogel network includes in-situ precipitated calcium carbonate. In some embodiments, at least a portion of the hydrogel network is formed in-situ by polymerizing the at least one hydrogel precursor in the presence of the urease enzyme.

A construction and/or installation method for using phosphogypsum in embankment improvement includes preparing a phosphogypsum-containing embankment mixture, setting moisture content of an embankment mixture, paving a modified phosphogypsum-containing embankment, and reversely layering anti-seepage cushion layers from two sides of the embankment to the center of the embankment. The preparation of a phosphogypsum-containing embankment mixture can include the following: 90 parts by weight of phosphogypsum and 10 parts by weight of cement are weighted, uniformly mixed and stirred to obtain a base material mixture; and 2-4 parts by weight of sodium silicate is weighted and dissolved in water, and an obtained solution is added to the base material mixture to obtain the phosphogypsum-containing embankment mixture. The construction and/or installation method for using phosphogypsum in an embankment improvement can satisfy embankment strength and rebound modulus requirements, and can be widely applied to a filling-deficient area and an area with a relatively high yield of phosphogypsum solid wastes.

System and means soil stabilization and moisture control for building foundations including methods and systems for stabilization moisture in a site for building foundation by applying soil moisture stabilization material in various forms, a preferred stabilization material being a mixture of aluminosilicate Pozzolan mineral and granular material such as sand.

A composition based on quick calcium-magnesium compounds in the form of briquettes is shown, as well as a method for the preparation and use thereof. The composition of the briquettes contains quicklime in the form of milled particles at a concentration of at least 10% by weight and at most 100% by weight relative to the weight of the composition. The compositions in the form of briquettes have a Shatter test index of less than 10%.

A method for manufacturing a road surfacing on the surface pipes of a heat exchanger device by a) spreading asphalt mix comprising a granular fraction, a hydrocarbon-based binder at a temperature below 160 C., wherein the asphalt mix has a workability of less than 400 N, b) depositing the pipes, said pipes having a crushing strength greater than 3000 N per linear metre of pipe at 100 C., a thermal expansion less than 200.Math.10.sup.6 K.sup.1 at 20 C. in such a way as to enable their indentation even in the absence of cooling means or pressure application means, c) indenting the deposited pipes into said integration layer by compacting said asphalt mix during the workability period of said asphalt mix, to form an integration layer comprising the pipes of a heat exchanger device, and d) applying a surface layer there above for the road surface.