Blight, G. E., <br/><br/>
Geotechnical engineering for mine waste storage facilities / 
Geoffrey Blight. 
 - 1 online resource (656 pages) :  illustrations 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>ch. 1. Waste engineering, characteristics of mine wastes and types of waste storage -- ch. 2. Selection of a site for storage of mine waste -- ch. 3. Geotechnical exploration of sites for development of mine waste storages -- ch. 4. Environmental and engineering characteristics of mine waste, including stress and strain analysis and laboratory shear testing -- ch. 5. In situ shear strength testing of tailings and other waste materials and its interpretation -- ch. 6. Measuring the coefficient of permeability in the laboratory and in situ, seepage flow nets, drains and linings, geosynthetics, geomembranes and GCL's -- ch. 7. The mechanics of compaction -- ch. 8. Methods for constructing impounding dykes for storing hydraulically transported tailings and other fine-grained wastes -- ch. 9. Water control and functional and safety monitoring for hydraulic fill tailings storages and dry dumps. Safety appraisal. Special considerations for carbonaceous and radioactive wastes -- ch. 10. Water balances for tailings storage facilities and dry waste dumps -- ch. 11. Failures of mine waste storages -- ch. 12. Surface stability of tailings storages slopes : erosion rates, slope geometry and engineered erosion protection -- ch. 13. The use of mine waste for backfilling of mining voids and as a construction material. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780203859407 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Mineral industries--Waste disposal.<br/>Waste disposal in the ground.<br/>Environmental geotechnology.<br/>Engineering geology.<br/>Soil mechanics.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TD428.M56  / B585 2010 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>622.0286