Design Capacity of Slurried Mineral Waste Ponds
Publication: Journal of Geotechnical Engineering
Volume 109, Issue 5
Abstract
This paper summarizes existing consolidation data for various slurried mineral wastes; specifically, compressibility and permeability. It describes the state‐of‐the‐art in field and laboratory tests for measuring the consolidation properties of these very soft sediments. It briefly reviews computer programs that have been written to analyze finite strain consolidation. A design methodology is developed in detail for rapid calculation of storage capacity of disposal ponds under a variety of conditions. Finally, a methodology for determining preliminary design consolidation properties is described that is based on the Atterberg limits of the waste material.
Get full access to this article
View all available purchase options and get full access to this article.
References
1.
“Analysis and Prediction of Phosphatic Clay Consolidation: Implementation Package,” Bromwell Engineering, Inc., Lakeland, Fla.
2.
Barvenik, M. H., Jr., “Generation of Pore Pressures in Dredged Material,” thesis presented to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, at Cambridge, Mass., in 1977, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
3.
Bromwell, L. G., “Soil Engineering Studies for Future Foundation Construction,” report prepared for Climax Molybdenum N. V., Rotterdam, Holland, by T. William Lambe & Associates, Cambridge, Mass., 1967.
4.
Bromwell, L. G., and Carrier, W. D., III, “Consolidation of Fine‐Grained Mining Wastes,” Proceedings of the Sixth Panamerican Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, Lima, Peru, Vol. 1, 1979, pp. 293–304.
5.
Bromwell, L. G., and Raden, D. J., “Disposal of Phosphate Mining Wastes (Current Geotechnical Practice in Mine Waste Disposal),” ASCE Geotechnical Division Special Publication, 1979.
6.
Carrier, W. D., III, and Bromwell, L. G., “Geotechnical Analysis of Confined Spoil Disposal,” Proceedings of the Ninth World Dredging Conference, Vancouver, Canada, 1980, pp. 313–324.
7.
Carrier, W. D., III, and Keshian, B., Jr., “Measurement and Prediction of Consolidation of Dredged Material,” Twelfth Annual Dredging Seminar, Texas A&M, College Station, Tex., 1979.
8.
DeSimone, P., and Viggiani, C., “Consolidation of Thick Beds of Clay,” Numerical Methods in Geomechanics, C. S. Desai, ed., ASCE, Vol. 2, 1976, pp. 1067–1081.
9.
Gibson, R. E., England, G. L., and Hussey, M. H. L., “The Theory of One‐Dimensional Consolidation of Saturated Clays, 1. Finite Non‐Linear Consolidation of Thin Homogeneous Layers,” Geotechnique, Vol. 17, 1967, pp. 261–273.
10.
Gibson, R. E., Schiffman, R. L., and Cargill, K. W., “The Theory of One‐Dimensional Consolidation of Saturated Clays, 2. Finite Non‐Linear Consolidation of Thick Homogeneous Layers,” Canadian Geotechnical Journal, Vol. 18, No. 2, 1981, pp. 280–293.
11.
Hagerty, J. D., and Ullrich, R. C., “Engineering Properties of FGD Sludges,” Proceedings, ASCE Specialty Conference on Geotechnical Practice for Disposal of Solid Waste Materials, Ann Arbor, Mich., 1977, pp. 23–40.
12.
Hayden, M. L., “Prediction of Volumetric Requirements for Dredged Material Containment Areas,” Technical Report D‐78‐41, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Miss., 1978.
13.
Lacasse, S. E., Lambe, W. T., and Marr, A. W., “Sizing of Containment Areas for Dredged Material,” Technical Report D‐77‐21, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Miss., 1977.
14.
Lambe, T. W., and Whitman, R. V., Soil Mechanics, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, N.Y., 1969.
15.
McNabb, A., “A Mathematical Treatment of One‐Dimensional Soil Consolidation,” Quarterly of Applied Mathematics, Vol. 17, 1960, pp. 337–347.
16.
Mesri, G., and Olson, R. E., “Consolidation Characteristics of Montmorillonite,” Geotechnique, Vol. 21, No. 4, 1971, pp. 341–352.
17.
Mikasa, M., “The Consolidation of Soft Clay, A New Consolidation Theory and its Application,” Japanese Society of Civil Engineers, (Reprint from Civil Engineering in Japan, 1965, pp. 21–26).
18.
Pane, V., and Schiffman, R. L., “A Comparison between Two Theories of Finite Strain Consolidation,” Soils and Foundations, Vol. 21, No. 4, Dec., 1981, pp. 81–84.
19.
Ripley, M. J., “The Disposal of Micaceous China Clay Waste in Southwest England,” Tailings Disposal Today, Proceedings, First International Tailing Symposium, Tucson, Ariz., 1972.
20.
Roma, J. R., “Geotechnical Properties of Florida Phosphatic Clays,” thesis presented to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, at Cambridge, Mass., in 1976, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science.
21.
Salem, A. M., and Krizek, R. J., “Consolidation Characteristics of Dredging Slurries,” Journal of the Waterways, Harbors, and Coastal Engineering Division, ASCE, Vol. 99, 1973, pp. 439–457.
22.
Schiffman, R. L., “Finite and Infinitesimal Strain Consolidation,” Technical Note, Journal of the Geotechnical Engineering Division, ASCE, Vol. 106, No. GT2, Feb., 1980, pp. 203–207.
23.
Schiffman, R. L., and Cargill, K. W., “Finite Strain Consolidation of Sedimenting Clay Deposits,” Proceedings, Tenth International Conference of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, Stockholm, Sweden, Vol. 1, 1981, pp. 239–242.
24.
Schofield, A., “Cambridge Centrifuge Operation,” Geotechnique, Vol. 30, No. 3, Sept., 1980, pp. 227–268.
25.
Scott, J. D., and Dusseault, M. B., “Behavior of Oil Sands Tailings,” presented at the 33rd Canadian Geotechnical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 1980.
26.
Sills, G. C., and Lee, K., Discussion of “One‐Dimensional Consolidation Problems,” by R. Olson and C. Ladd, Journal of the Geotechnical Engineering Division, ASCE, Vol. 106, No. GT7, July, 1980, pp. 830–832.
27.
Skempton, A. W., and Northey, R. D., “The Sensitivity of Clays,” Geotechnique, Vol. 3, No. 1, Mar., 1953, pp. 30–53.
28.
Smith, R. E., and Wahls, H. E., “Consolidation Under Constant Rates of Strain,” Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division, ASCE, Vol. 95, No. SM2, Mar., 1969, pp. 519–539.
29.
Somogyi, F., “Large Strain Consolidation of Fine‐Grained Slurries,” presented at Canadian Society for Civil Engineering 1980 Annual Conference, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, 1980.
30.
Somogyi, F., and Gray, D. H., “Engineering Properties Affecting Disposal of Red Muds,” Proceedings, ASCE Specialty Conference on Geotechnical Practice for Disposal of Solid Waste Materials, Ann Arbor, Mich., 1977, pp. 1–22.
31.
Wissa, A. E. Z., Christian, J. T., Davis, E. H., and Heiberg, S., “Analysis of Consolidation at Constant Strain Rate,” Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundation Division, ASCE, Vol. 97, No. SM10, Oct., 1971, pp. 1393–1413.
32.
Wissa, A. E. Z., Martin, R. T., and Garlanger, J. E., “The Piezometer Probe,” In Situ Measurement of Soil Properties, ASCE Specialty Conference, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, N.C., Vol. 1, 1975.
33.
Znidarcic, D., and Schiffman, R. L., “Finite Strain Consolidation: Test Conditions,” Technical Note, Journal of the Geotechnical Engineering Division, ASCE, Vol. 107, No. GT5, May, 1981, pp. 684–688.
Information & Authors
Information
Published In
Journal of Geotechnical Engineering
Volume 109 • Issue 5 • May 1983
Pages: 699 - 716
Copyright
Copyright © 1983 ASCE.
History
Published online: May 1, 1983
Published in print: May 1983
Authors
Metrics & Citations
Metrics
Citations
Download citation
If you have the appropriate software installed, you can download article citation data to the citation manager of your choice. Simply select your manager software from the list below and click Download.