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Reply to the discussion by Reid et al. on “Mechanism of failure of the Mount Polley Tailings Storage Facility” by Zabolotnii, Elena, Morgenstern, Norbert R, Wilson, G. Ward

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Commingling of Waste Rock and Tailings to Improve “Dry Stack” Performance: Design and Evaluation of Mixtures by Ralph Burden, G. Ward Wilson

“…Mine tailings are typically deposited as slurry and stored in impoundment dams. These structures pose a serious geotechnical risk, and are difficult to…”
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Modeling the unsaturated soil zone in slope stability analysis by Zhang, L.L, Fredlund, Delwyn G, Fredlund, Murray D, Wilson, G. Ward

“…The linear form of the extended Mohr–Coulomb shear strength equation uses a [Formula: see text] parameter to quantify the rate of increase in shear strength…”
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General Properties of Commingled Materials for Mix Designs by David Barsi, G. Ward Wilson

“…Tailings volumes continue to collectively increase worldwide, leading to larger dams and tailings management facilities. With numerous high-profile dam…”
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The Winning Weapon?: Rethinking Nuclear Weapons in Light of Hiroshima by Wilson, Ward

“…This article reexamines the widely held presumption that nuclear weapons played a decisive role in winning the war in the Pacific. Based on new research from…”
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A laboratory investigation of the dynamic properties of tailings by JAMES, Michael, AUBERTIN, Michel, WIJEWICKREME, Dharma, WILSON, G. Ward

“…The dynamic response of tailings from a gold mine located in western Quebec was evaluated using cyclic laboratory testing. These tailings are classified as…”
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Application of Tempe Cell to Measure Soil Water Characteristic Curve along with Geotechnical Properties of Oil Sands Tailings by Kabwe, Louis K, Wilson, G. Ward, Beier, Nicholas A, Barsi, David

“…The traditional Tempe cell can be used to adequately determine the soil water characteristic curve (SWCC) for soils that do not undergo significant volume…”
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Flume-scale laboratory study of rainfall-runoff responses in Devon silt and capillary barrier profiles by Abdulnabi, Ahlam, Wilson, G. Ward

“…The design of soil covers for mine waste reclamation requires comprehensive water balance calculations at the ground surface and the subsurface. To achieve a…”
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Mechanism of failure of the Mount Polley Tailings Storage Facility by Zabolotnii, Elena, Morgenstern, Norbert R., Wilson, G. Ward

“…On 4 August 2014, a breach developed in a portion of the embankment at the Mount Polley Tailings Storage Facility following foundation failure. This paper…”
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Evaluation of a single-layer desulphurized tailings cover by DOBCHUK, Bonnie, NICHOL, Craig, WARD WILSON, G, AUBERTIN, Michel

“…The potential effectiveness for long-term closure of a desulphurized tailings cover placed on reactive tailings at the Detour Lake Mine was assessed. The…”
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Mechanical response of highly gap-graded mixtures of waste rock and tailings. Part I: Monotonic shear response by Khalili, Ali, Wijewickreme, Dharma, Wilson, G. Ward

“…The idea of mixing mine tailings and waste rock to form "paste rock" prior to disposal is now receiving significant attention from the point of view of…”
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Mechanical response of highly gap-graded mixtures of waste rock and tailings. Part II: Undrained cyclic and post-cyclic shear response by Wijewickreme, Dharma, Khalili, Ali, Wilson, G. Ward

“…Mixing of waste rock and tailings as a homogeneous mixture (referred to as "paste rock") has been suggested as a favourable approach to overcome deficiencies…”
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Monitoring tailings flocculation performance using hyperspectral imagery by Entezari, Iman, Rivard, Benoit, Vajihinejad, Vahid, Wilson, Ward G., Soares, João B. P., Fisseha, Bereket, Beier, Nicholas

“…In‐line flocculation of oil sands tailings is a technique widely used in the oil sands industry to dewater fluid fine tailings. In this method, flocculants are…”
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Volumetric Changes and Point of Saturation around a Pressuremeter Probe Used in Unsaturated Soils by Elwood, David E. Y, Derek Martin, C, Fredlund, Delwyn G, Ward Wilson, G

“…AbstractThe interpretation of pressuremeter test results in cohesive soils assumes that the soil is saturated and the rate of loading is such that undrained…”
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Hydraulic conductivity and consolidation response of mixtures of mine waste rock and tailings by Wickland, Benjamin E, Wilson, G. Ward, Wijewickreme, Dharma

“…Hydraulic conductivity and consolidation behaviour are examined for an alternative mine waste disposal technique. One type of waste rock, one type of tailings,…”
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Short-Term Predictions of Evaporation Using SoilCover at the Near-Surface of a Mine Waste Pile following Heavy Rainfall Events by Kabwe, Louis Katele, Wilson, Ward Gordon

“…Accurate measurements and predictions of near-surface soil drying and evaporation following heavy rainfall events are often needed for research in agriculture…”
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Effect of various treatments on consolidation of oil sands fluid fine tailings by Wilson, G. Ward, Kabwe, Louis K, Beier, Nicholas A, Scott, J. Don

“…Regulatory policy and regulations in Alberta require oil sands companies to reduce their production and storage of fluid fine tailings by creating deposits…”
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Use of the grain-size distribution for estimation of the soil-water characteristic curve by Fredlund, Murray D, Wilson, G Ward, Fredlund, Delwyn G

“…The implementation of unsaturated soil mechanics into engineering practice is dependent, to a large extent, upon an ability to estimate unsaturated soil…”
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Reply to the discussion by Wijaya and Leong on “Permeability function for oil sands tailings undergoing volume change during drying” by Zhang, Feixia, Wilson, G. Ward, Fredlund, D.G

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Design and evaluation of mixtures of mine waste rock and tailings by Wickland, Benjamin E, Wilson, G Ward, Wijewickreme, Dharma, Klein, Bern

“…The technique of mixing mine waste rock and tailings for disposal has the potential to avoid the problems of acid rock drainage and tailings liquefaction. This…”
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