Emplaced geotechnical characteristics of hydraulic fills in a number of Australian mines

Geotechnical and Geological Engineering

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-14

  Rankine, K J ^a   Sivakugan, N ^a   Cowling, R ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Cowling Associates ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian mines; Friction angle; Hydraulic fill; Permeability; Relative density; Specific gravity

Indexed keywords

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); FILLERS; FRICTION; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HYDRAULICS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MINING ENGINEERING; MOISTURE; PHASE COMPOSITION; POROSITY; SAND;

FRICTION ANGLE; GEOTECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS; HYDRAULIC FILLS; RELATIVE DENSITY;

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING;

MINING; PERMEABILITY;

EID: 33644814514     PISSN: 09603182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10706-004-1511-x     Document Type: Article

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