Susceptibility to Liquefaction of Iron Ore Tailings in Upstream Dams Considering Drainage Conditions Based on Seismic Piezocone Tests
Giovani C. L. R. da Costa,
Guilherme J. C. Gomes,
Helena Paula Nierwinski
Abstract:One of the critical challenges facing the mining sector is related to the prevention and mitigation of catastrophic incidents associated with its tailing dams. As mining tailings are very heterogeneous and field characterization is expensive and complex, geotechnical properties of these materials are largely unknown. The seismic cone penetration test (SCPTu) provides a field approach to estimate a large array of geotechnical information, including the liquefaction potential of tailing dams. Yet, the exploratio… Show more
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