Open Access
Issue
E3S Web Conf.
Volume 642, 2025
5th European Conference on Unsaturated Soils and Biotechnology applied to Geotechnical Engineering (EUNSAT2025 + BGE)
Article Number 05007
Number of page(s) 5
Section BGE - Soil Improvement using Biotechnology
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202564205007
Published online 14 August 2025
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