Tailings dams are designed to handle large volumes of waste material from mining operations, thereby their stability has primary importance for sustainability of the mine environment. This paper investigates two-dimensional stability analysis of recently raised condition of Eti copper mine tailings dam; located in Kastamonu, Turkey. To evaluate stability of the tailings dam, the most critical cross section of the dam was analyzed with finite element method. Long-term stability analysis was performed with PHASE 2 v.8.01 finite element program and shear strength reduction method was utilized. Dam behavior was examined under static loading conditions by considering the different ponded water levels and slime-sand boundary positions. The main reason for this comparative parametric analysis is that it is hard to define ponded water level and exact location of boundary between slime-sand materials within the pond. it was found that increased ponded water level resulted in lower safety factor below the acceptable levels. The location of slime-sand boundary effected the results only when the ponded water level is high, otherwise the results were nearly the same.
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51st U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium
June 25–28, 2017
San Francisco, California, USA
Effect of Ponded Water Level on Stability of a Tailings Dam
E. N. Tanriseven;
E. N. Tanriseven
Middle East Technical University
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H. A. Bilgin;
H. A. Bilgin
Middle East Technical University
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H. S. Duzgun
H. S. Duzgun
Middle East Technical University
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Paper presented at the 51st U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, San Francisco, California, USA, June 2017.
Paper Number:
ARMA-2017-0292
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June 25 2017
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Tanriseven, E. N., Bilgin, H. A., and H. S. Duzgun. "Effect of Ponded Water Level on Stability of a Tailings Dam." Paper presented at the 51st U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, San Francisco, California, USA, June 2017.
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