UNDERWATER CONSTRUCTION OF AN EMBANKMENT TO EXTEND THE LIFE OF A TAILINGS IMPOUNDMENT

Describes the methods chosen to raise the dam and model experiments undertaken to investigate the feasibility of constructing an underwater embankment by depositing tailings through water. Following the promising model tests, the full scale embankment was constructed by depositing tailings by way of...

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Published in:Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Geotechnical engineering 1995-04, Vol.113 (2), p.80-85
Main Authors: BLIGHT, G E, BOSWELL, J E S, ZENON, A
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Describes the methods chosen to raise the dam and model experiments undertaken to investigate the feasibility of constructing an underwater embankment by depositing tailings through water. Following the promising model tests, the full scale embankment was constructed by depositing tailings by way of a spray bar from the surface of the water. The measures taken have so far proved satisfactory.
ISSN:1353-2618
1751-8563
DOI:10.1680/igeng.1995.27587