Hydrogeotechnical characterization of a metallurgical waste

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1042-1060

  Rodríguez, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Characterization; Desiccation cracks; Hydrogeotechnical properties; Liquefaction; Metallurgical waste

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CRACKS; CYCLIC LOADS; EARTHQUAKES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LIQUEFACTION; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; METALS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

DESSICATION CRACKS; HYDROGEOTECHNICAL PROPERTIES; METALLURGICAL WASTE; MINERALOGICAL ANALYSIS;

TAILINGS;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CRACKS; CYCLIC LOADS; EARTHQUAKES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LIQUEFACTION; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; METALS; TAILINGS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; HEAVY METAL; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; IRON; LIQUEFACTION; MINE WASTE; MINERALOGY; SITE CHARACTERIZATION; TAILINGS;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CUBA; GREATER ANTILLES; HOLGUIN; MOA RIVER;

EID: 33846652168     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/T06-061     Document Type: Article

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