Large scale failure of the external waste dump at the "South Field" lignite mine, Northern Greece

Engineering Geology

Volumn 104, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 269-279

  Steiakakis, E ^a   Kavouridis, K ^a   Monopolis, D ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Mine waste management; Open pit mining; Slope stability

Indexed keywords

CLAY DEPOSITS; CLAY MINERALS; LIGNITE MINES; MATERIALS; MINES; MINING; PORE PRESSURE; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; SLOPE PROTECTION; SLOPE STABILITY; SOLID WASTES; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER; WATER CONTENT;

CLAY LAYERS; CLAYEY MATERIALS; FAILURE MECHANISMS; FAILURE PROCESS; GROUND SURFACES; HIGH MOISTURES; LARGE SCALE SLOPES; LIMIT EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS; NORTHERN GREECE; OPEN-PIT MINES; PORE-WATER PRESSURES; SHEAR RESISTANCES; THIRD PHASE; THREE PHASIS; WASTE DUMPS; WASTE MATERIALS;

OPEN PIT MINING;

LANDSLIDE; MINE WASTE; OPEN PIT MINE; SLOPE FAILURE; SLOPE STABILITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; KOZANI; PTOLEMAIS; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WESTERN MACEDONIA;

EID: 60749094723     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2008.11.008     Document Type: Article

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