Basic Geotechnical Engineering Applied to Mine Waste, Technical Short Course (BGC Engineering Inc., April 2002)
A comprehensive technical short course delivered by BGC Engineering Inc. on geotechnical engineering applied to mine waste, covering soil mechanics, permafrost terrain, tailings dam design, construction methods, monitoring instrumentation, and case histories of dam failures including Omai (1995), Los Frailes (1997), and permafrost-related failures.
- Date
- Document type
- Report
- Parties
- Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, BGC Engineering Inc.
- Locations
- Omai, Guyana, Los Frailes, Spain, Aznalcóllar, Spain, Papua New Guinea, Atacama, Colomac, Partie creek, Nahemi
- Parameters
- soil mechanics, geotechnical engineering, permafrost, tailings dams, dam stability, seepage control, liquefaction, shear strength, settlement, internal stability, piping, foundation conditions, karst, pore water pressure, hydrology, dam design, closure planning, surveillance monitoring, piezometers, inclinometers, thermistors
- Pages
- 64
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