Seepage in the Partially Saturated Zone Beneath Tailings Impoundments (6fa0b117-bd0b-420c-a6c4-7c6ef62339da)
- Organization:
- The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers
- Pages:
- 8
- File Size:
- 548 KB
- Publication Date:
- Jan 1, 1981
Abstract
Conventional analyses of seepage through saturated media do not apply when tailings impoundments are located above a partially saturated zone. Three stages of seepage are identified and methods for estimating the seepage rates and duration of each stage, based upon flow in partially saturated and saturated porous media, are demonstrated. The effectiveness of earthen liners is discussed and procedures for estimating the required properties of the porous media are provided.
Citation
APA: (1981) Seepage in the Partially Saturated Zone Beneath Tailings Impoundments (6fa0b117-bd0b-420c-a6c4-7c6ef62339da)
MLA: Seepage in the Partially Saturated Zone Beneath Tailings Impoundments (6fa0b117-bd0b-420c-a6c4-7c6ef62339da). The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, 1981.