Essays about: "Ödometer"

Found 3 essays containing the word Ödometer.

1. 1. Effect of increased vertical stress on the state of grains in tailings

   University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Geoteknologi

   Author : Shane Aulestia; [2023]
   Keywords : Tailings; Tailings dams; Breakage; Oedometer; Image acquisition analysis; Avfall; Avfallsdammar; Brytning; Ödometer; Bildinsamling och analys;

   Abstract : Tailings storage facilities (TSFs) serve as structures for storing tailings, i.e., waste materials generated by the mining industry. READ MORE

3. 2. Fines Content and Density Effects on Tailings Behaviour : A Laboratory Study on Geotechnical Properties

   University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Geoteknologi

   Author : Viktor Wiklund; [2018]
   Keywords : strength; compressibility; permeability; anrikningssand; hållfasthet; konsolidering; permeabilitet;

   Abstract : Tailings are a rest product from the extraction of metals and minerals, and is therefore produced in large volumes by all mining companies. One common way to store tailings material is to deposit it as a hydraulic slurry on a tailings impoundment, where the tailings are held in place by tailings dams. READ MORE

4. 3. The Incidence and Associated Geotechnical Issues of Swelling Clay in Stockholm

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Anna Clark; Viktoria Clarin; [2015]
   Keywords : Tunnel stability; swelling clay; reinforcement; Söderström fault; swelling pressure; Tunnelstabilitet; svällande lera; förstärkning; Söderströmsförkastningen; svälltryck;

   Abstract : The Incidence and Associated Geotechnical Issues of Swelling Clay in Stockholm  Viktoria Clarin & Anna Clark  Previous tunnel failures have shown that inadequate reinforcement in tunnels can lead to cave-ins, whereby swelling clay is one of several factors that can result in these damages. Swelling clay minerals possess the ability to absorb water molecules and cations leading to an increase in volume. READ MORE