Measuring the onset of mine tailings erosion

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 473-489

  Haneef Mian, M ^a,c   Yanful, Ernest K ^b   Martinuzzi, Robert ^b,d  

^a AMEC Earth and Environmental Canada   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c STANTEC CONSULTING LTD   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Critical shear stress for erosion; Erosion shear stress relationship; Laser Doppler velocimetry; Mine tailings; Wall shear stresses

Indexed keywords

ANEMOMETERS; EROSION; LASER DOPPLER VELOCIMETERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MINES; SEDIMENTS; SHEAR STRESS;

COHESIVE SEDIMENT; CRITICAL SHEAR STRESS; EROSION RATE; LASER DOPPLER ANEMOMETRY;

TAILINGS;

ANEMOMETERS; EROSION; LASER DOPPLER VELOCIMETERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MINES; SEDIMENTS; SHEAR STRESS; TAILINGS;

COHESIVE SEDIMENT; EROSION RATE; MINE WASTE; POWER LAW; SHEAR STRESS; TAILINGS;

EID: 34447102578     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/T06-116     Document Type: Article

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