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Estimating Horizontal Drain Design by the Finite-Element and Finite-Difference Methods
To ensure the stability of a tailings pond embankment, the height of the phreatic surface must be kept at or below a safe level. In this investigation, the Bureau of Mines analyzed various horizontal drain designs for tailings embankments to determine their effects on location of the phreatic surface. This report describes the investigation, and it includes 21 dimensionless graphs that can be used to estimate the drain spacing and length dimensions necessary to ensure the stability of embankments of various configurations. Analyses were based on the use of two computer codes, a three-dimensional finite-element code and a two-dimensional finite-difference code.
Estimating Horizontal Drain Design by the Finite-Element and Finite-Difference Methods
To ensure the stability of a tailings pond embankment, the height of the phreatic surface must be kept at or below a safe level. In this investigation, the Bureau of Mines analyzed various horizontal drain designs for tailings embankments to determine their effects on location of the phreatic surface. This report describes the investigation, and it includes 21 dimensionless graphs that can be used to estimate the drain spacing and length dimensions necessary to ensure the stability of embankments of various configurations. Analyses were based on the use of two computer codes, a three-dimensional finite-element code and a two-dimensional finite-difference code.
Estimating Horizontal Drain Design by the Finite-Element and Finite-Difference Methods
D. R. Tesarik (author) / C. D. Kealy (author)
1984
33 pages
Report
No indication
English
Civil Engineering , Mineral Industries , Drains , Embankments , Stability , Tailings , Estimating , Spacing , Design , Slope , Ground water , Mathematical models , Safety , Model tests , Depth , Piezometers , Elevation , Graphs(Charts) , Finite element method
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