The book is a comprehensive treatment of the application of geotechnical engineering to site selection, site exploration, design, operation and closure of mine waste storage facilities.
The level and content are suitable as a technical source and reference for practising engineers engaged both in the design and operational management of mine waste storage facilities and for senior undergraduate and postgraduate students. The thirteen chapters follow the sequence of the life cycle of a waste storage facility (characterization, site selection, geotechnical exploration, environmental aspects, testing and compaction) and also consider the use of mine waste as a construction material.
The text is liberally illustrated by both line drawings and photographs, and the theoretical passages are supported by typical test results, worked examples and carefully analysed case histories.
Chapter 1: Waste Engineering, Characteristics of Mine Wastes and Types of Waste Storage
- The nature and magnitude of the mine waste storage activity
- Origins and quantities of mine waste
- The effects of climate
- Waste characteristics
- Principles of mine waste management
- Types of mine waste storage
- Philosophy and arrangement of this book
Chapter 2: Selection of a Site for Storage of Mine Waste
- Procedure for site selection
- Preliminary assessment of required size of site
- Possible fatal flaws in candidate sites
- Seeking and obtaining public acceptance
- Preliminary ranking of candidate sites
- Site feasibility study
- Risk analysis
- Environmental impact report
- Preliminary geotechnical characterization of waste
- Preliminary site investigation
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