Geotechnical Engineering for Mine Waste Storage Facilities.

Front cover -- Table of Contents -- Author Biography -- Acknowledgments -- List of Symbols -- Chapter 1. Waste engineering, characteristics of mine wastes and types of waste storage -- Chapter 2. Selection of a site for storage mine waste -- Chapter 3. Geotechnical exploration of site for development of mine waste storages -- Chapter 4. Environmental and engineering characteristics of mine waste, including stress and strain analysis and laboratory shear testing -- Chapter 5. In situ shear strength testing of tailings and other waste materials and its interpretation -- Chapter 6. Measuring the coefficient of permeability in the laboratory and in situ, Seepage flow nets, drains and linings, geosynthetics, geomembranes and GCL's -- Chapter 7. The mechanics of compaction -- Chapter 8. Methods for constructing impounding dykes for storing hydraulically transported tailing and other fine-grained wastes -- Chapter 9. Waste control and functional and safety monitoring for hydraulic fill tailings storages and dry dumps. Safety appraisal. Special considerations for carbonaceous and radioactive wastes -- Chapter 10. Water balances for tailing storage facilities and dry waste dumps -- Chapter 11. Failures of Mine Waste Storages -- Chapter 12. Surface stability of tailings storages slopes - erosion rates, slope geometry and engineered erosion protection -- Chapter 13. The use of mine waste for backfilling of mining voids and as a construction material -- Subject Index -- Back cover.

Illustrated with line drawings and photographs, this volume is a comprehensive treatment of the application of geotechnical engineering to site selection, site exploration, and the design, operation, and closure of mine waste storage facilities. The level and content are suitable for practicing engineers engaged in the design and operational management of mine waste storage facilities as well as senior undergraduate and postgraduate students. The book follows the sequence of a waste storage facility life cycle and also considers the use of mine waste as a construction material. The text is supported by typical test results, worked examples, and carefully analyzed case histories.

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