Dynamic Analysis of the Almagrera Tailings Dam with Dry Closure Condition
Antonio Morales-Esteban,
José Luis de Justo Alpañés,
Pablo Castillo
et al.
Abstract:In light of growing concerns over sustainability, particularly in the wake of environmental disasters like the Aznalcollar dam break, the Spanish authorities have heightened their awareness of issues surrounding ore tailings management.The main aim of this paper is to study the dynamic behavior for the dry closure of the Almagrera dam under the action of an earthquake. This study was carried out with the Plaxis 2D v9.02 program, which uses the finite element (FE) method. The dynamic analysis of the dam was int… Show more
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