Patent ID: 11879227
Assignee: ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE (EPFL)
Field: Biotechnology (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC E  C | IPC C  E

Claim 0:
1. A method for inducing ground consolidation comprising:
providing a first chamber in a first hole in the ground, and a second chamber in a second hole in the ground, the first and second chambers being liquid-impermeable and electrically conductive;
providing a first electrolytic fluid in the first chamber and a second electrolytic fluid in the second chamber;
placing at least a first electrode in the first chamber, and at least a second electrode in the second chamber, the first and second electrodes being operatively connected to a power supply;
feeding one or more consolidation fluids into the ground for feeding one or more reactants of a consolidation process, and one or more catalysers for the one or more reactants into the ground; and
applying to the first and second electrodes an electric current causing at least the first electrode to operate as a positive pole and at least the second electrode to operate as a negative pole thereby inducing electric polarisation in the ground to cause the reactants and catalysers to cross paths to thereby cause consolidation of the ground.