Simulation of time-dependent movements in Syncrude tailings dyke foundation

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 284-298

  Wedage, A M P ^a   Morgenstern, N R ^b   Chan, D H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Finite element; Rate effects; Residual strength; Syncrude tailings dyke; Time dependent movements

Indexed keywords

CLAY; DEFORMATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FOUNDATIONS; LEVEES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RESIDUAL STRESSES; SHEAR STRENGTH; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; TAILINGS;

RESIDUAL STRENGTH; TIME-DEPENDENT MOVEMENTS;

SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS;

CLAY; DEFORMATION; TAILINGS DAM; TIME DEPENDENT BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0032056093     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t97-086     Document Type: Article

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