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Design flaw cited in Mount Polley dam failure
The massive tailings dam failure at Imperial Metals' Mount Polley copper-gold mine in south-central British Columbia, Canada, on August 4, 2014, was the result of failure of a glaciolacustrine layer (clays and silts left behind by a retreating glacier) about 8 m below the base of the dam in the area of the breach. [...]foundation investigations and associated site characterization failed to identify a continuous glaciolacustrine layer in the vicinity of the breach and to recognize that it was susceptible to failure when subject to the stresses associated with the embankment."
Design flaw cited in Mount Polley dam failure
The massive tailings dam failure at Imperial Metals' Mount Polley copper-gold mine in south-central British Columbia, Canada, on August 4, 2014, was the result of failure of a glaciolacustrine layer (clays and silts left behind by a retreating glacier) about 8 m below the base of the dam in the area of the breach. [...]foundation investigations and associated site characterization failed to identify a continuous glaciolacustrine layer in the vicinity of the breach and to recognize that it was susceptible to failure when subject to the stresses associated with the embankment."
Design flaw cited in Mount Polley dam failure
2015
Article (Journal)
English
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