Pollutants containing metals are an important source of environmental impact. The contaminant’s pH and the soil are factors that influence the migration in the subsurface. The determination of parameters through analytical solutions
is fundamental to predict contaminant subsurface migration in porous media. The objective of this st...
This paper describes the behaviour of a 10 m high trial embankment built on silt gold mine tailings of Morro do Ouro Dam, Brazil. The dam is the country’s largest tailings dam having 120 m in height and 4 km in length. This trial aimed at investigating tailings strength behaviour, which field experience has already indicated to be better than ...
View ArticleCompacted tropical soils have great potential to be used in barriers, once some technical issues are correctly addressed, including low hydraulic conductivity and compatibility to the disposed fluids. This paper involves a laboratorial
study of the hydraulic conductivity of mixtures of a tropical soil sample and bentonite and also their comp...
Applying Portland cement to soils is an excellent technique when it is necessary to improve local soil for the construction of stabilized pavement bases and to have a support layer for shallow foundations. Consoli et al. (2007, 2009, 2010) developed a rational dosage methodology for artificially cemented soils based on porosity/ceme...
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