Freeze-thaw and consolidation tests on Suncor mature fine tailings (MFT)

Cold Regions Science and Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 110-120

  Proskin, S ^a   Sego, D ^a   Alostaz, M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Consolidation; Dewatering; Freeze thaw; Mature fine tailings; Oil sand; Settlement

Indexed keywords

CONSOLIDATION TESTS; CONSTANT HEAD; EFFECTIVE STRESS; FLOW TESTS; FREEZE-THAW; GEOTECHNICAL; LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS; LARGE STRAIN CONSOLIDATION; MATURE FINE TAILINGS; MICRO AND MACRO; SMALL SCALE; VOID RATIOS;

COMPRESSIBILITY; CONSOLIDATION; DEWATERING; FABRICS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; OIL SANDS; SULFURIC ACID; THAWING;

SAND CONSOLIDATION;

COMPRESSIBILITY; CONSOLIDATION; DEWATERING; EFFECTIVE STRESS; FREEZE-THAW CYCLE; FROZEN GROUND; GROUND SETTLEMENT; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MINE WASTE; OIL SAND; PATTERNED GROUND; VOID RATIO;

EID: 77955052479     PISSN: 0165232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2010.05.007     Document Type: Article

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