Cemented tailings find various applications in mining, such as open-pit and underground
backfill, dam decommissioning and filtered tailings stacking. This research investigates the …

Soil mechanics traditionally have focused on studying pure clays and clean sands.
However, natural soils and other geomaterials usually do not fall into these two classes …

The inherent variability of tailings is the main challenge in compacted filtered tailings stacks
(CFTS) operation. Despite the advances in dewatering technologies, the filtration efficiency …

The formation of layering during the sedimentation process of tailings makes it of great
significance to investigate tailings and to analyze their susceptibility to flow liquefaction. In …

In this study, a large number of typical laboratory tests were undertaken to characterise the
soils in the Pearl River Estuary for geotechnical design of an infrastructure project. This …

Nos últimos oito anos, o Brasil testemunhou duas falhas significativas em estruturas de
armazenamento de rejeito: o rompimento da Barragem de Fundão em Mariana (2015) e da …

Over the past nine years, Brazil has witnessed two significant failures in tailings storage
facilities (TSF): the rupture of Fundão TSF in Mariana (2015) and TSF I in Brumadinho …

A ocorrência de acidentes associados à disposição de rejeitos saturados em barragens de
rejeito alteadas a montante geraram restrições legais em relação a esse tipo de estrutura …