Abstract
In recent years the fact that mining tailings cause serious environmental problems resulted in increasing number of studies about their disposal, storage and usability in various areas. Therefore the new studies about using the tailings for some purposes such as using in shotcrete or producing concrete have been increasing recently. The study is focused on applicability of tailings for producing shotcrete. Under this scope it is considered that mining tailings can bring many advantages in case of that they are used instead of sand, silt or fine aggregate in shotcrete applications. Most important advantages can be listed as decreasing shotcrete cost, decreasing amount if mining tailings to be disposed and the contribution to be provided on sustainable production of sources. The main objective of this study is the investigation of using mine tailing instead of fine aggregate in shotcrete. In this study, 10 shotcrete designs in different proportions were formed, and properties of the mixtures were identified. Then, the experimental results were statistically analyzed, the effects of the amount of the tailing material used on shotcrete properties were presented, and empirical approaches that can be used for the estimation of these properties were developed.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | SME Annual Conference and Expo 2017 |
Subtitle of host publication | Creating Value in a Cyclical Environment |
Publisher | Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME) |
Pages | 627-630 |
Number of pages | 4 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781510836471 |
Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | SME Annual Conference and Expo 2017: Creating Value in a Cyclical Environment - Denver, United States Duration: 19 Feb 2017 → 22 Feb 2017 |
Publication series
Name | SME Annual Conference and Expo 2017: Creating Value in a Cyclical Environment |
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Conference
Conference | SME Annual Conference and Expo 2017: Creating Value in a Cyclical Environment |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | Denver |
Period | 19/02/17 → 22/02/17 |
Bibliographical note
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