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Blight, G. E.

Geotechnical engineering for mine waste storage facilities / Geoffrey Blight. - Boca Raton : CRC Press, c2010. - xx, 634 p. : ill., plans ; 26 cm.

"A Balkema Book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chapter 1 : Waste Engineering. -- Chapter 2 : Site Selection. -- Chapter 3 : Geotechnical Exploration. -- Chapter 4 : Environmental and Engineering Characteristics. -- Chapter 5 : In Situ Shear Strength Testing. -- Chapter 6 : Coefficient of Permeability, Seepage Flow Nets, Drains and Linings, Geosynthetics, Geomembranes and GCL's. -- Chapter 7 : Compaction. -- Chapter 8 : Impounding Dykes. -- Chapter 9 : Water Control and Functional and Safety Monitoring. -- Chapter 10 : Water Balances. -- Chapter 11 : Failures. -- Chapter 12 : Surface Stability. -- Chapter 13 : The Use of Mine Waste for Backfilling of Mining Voids and as a Construction Material. --

ISBN: 978-0-367-57721-6

LCCN: 2009028816

Subjects--Topical Terms:
MINERAL INDUSTRIES--WASTE DISPOSAL.
WASTE DISPOSAL IN THE GROUND.
ENVIRONMENT GEOTECHNOLOGY.
GEOTHECNICAL ENGINEERING.
Soil mechanics.

LC Class. No.: TD 428 B54 2020

Dewey Class. No.: 622.028/6