Parametric and sensitivity analysis for a proposed filtered tailings storage facility in challenging topography

Fil: Preciado, H. F. AMEC S.A; Perú.

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Main Authors: Preciado, H. F., Ale, J., Byler, B., Perez, F., Mejía, V., McIver, D.
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Language:eng
Published: 2022
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11086/30073
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Ale, J.
Byler, B.
Perez, F.
Mejía, V.
McIver, D.
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McIver, D.
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spelling rdu-unc.300732022-12-29T09:39:51Z Parametric and sensitivity analysis for a proposed filtered tailings storage facility in challenging topography Preciado, H. F. Ale, J. Byler, B. Perez, F. Mejía, V. McIver, D. Filtered Tailings Challenging topography Southern Peru region Hydraulic properties Archeologically sensitive areas Parametric Analysis Slope Stability Fil: Preciado, H. F. AMEC S.A; Perú. Fil: Ale, J. AMEC S.A; Perú. Fil: Byler, B. AMEC Englewood; USA. Fil: Perez, F. AMEC S.A; Perú. Fil: Mejía, V. AMEC S.A; Perú. Fil: McIver, D. Minera IRL SA; Perú. Parametric and sensitivity analyses were performed for a proposed filtered tail- ings storage facility in challenging topography from the Southern Peru region. The purpose was to identify elements which are likely to dictate performance and stability, and to understand the risk profile for the facility. The analyses were performed varying: foundation material physical and hydraulic properties, tailings physical and hydraulic properties, foundation configuration, seismicity, and staged construction. The physical properties of the foundation material were varied by changing the Mohr-Coulomb strength parameters c’ and φ’, whereas the hydraulic properties were varied by moving the groundwater table upwards or saturating a larger amount of the foundation material. A similar approach was adopted in order to vary the physical and hydraulic properties of the tailings. The foundation configuration was varied by hypothetically moving the starter buttress closer to the edge of steep slopes further downhill from the facility. Staged construction stability analyses were simulated by analyzing filtered tailings fill configurations, which followed the overall design slope but varied in height. All analyses presented herein were conducted for the most critical failure mode for each scenario. The results from these parametric analyses showed that the design of the facility was highly sensitive to tailings potential saturation. In the simulation scenarios, saturation of the tailings caused instability in both static and seismic conditions. This sensitivity to moisture conditions highlighted the importance of properly defining the unsaturated filtered tailings parameters and simulating water infiltration processes through the vadose zone. Fil: Preciado, H. F. AMEC S.A; Perú. Fil: Ale, J. AMEC S.A; Perú. Fil: Byler, B. AMEC Englewood; USA. Fil: Perez, F. AMEC S.A; Perú. Fil: Mejía, V. AMEC S.A; Perú. Fil: McIver, D. Minera IRL SA; Perú. Otras Ingeniería Civil 2022-12-26T14:42:42Z 2022-12-26T14:42:42Z 2014 conferenceObject http://hdl.handle.net/11086/30073 eng Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Impreso
spellingShingle Filtered Tailings
Challenging topography
Southern Peru region
Hydraulic properties
Archeologically sensitive areas
Parametric Analysis
Slope Stability
Preciado, H. F.
Ale, J.
Byler, B.
Perez, F.
Mejía, V.
McIver, D.
Parametric and sensitivity analysis for a proposed filtered tailings storage facility in challenging topography
title Parametric and sensitivity analysis for a proposed filtered tailings storage facility in challenging topography
title_full Parametric and sensitivity analysis for a proposed filtered tailings storage facility in challenging topography
title_fullStr Parametric and sensitivity analysis for a proposed filtered tailings storage facility in challenging topography
title_full_unstemmed Parametric and sensitivity analysis for a proposed filtered tailings storage facility in challenging topography
title_short Parametric and sensitivity analysis for a proposed filtered tailings storage facility in challenging topography
title_sort parametric and sensitivity analysis for a proposed filtered tailings storage facility in challenging topography
topic Filtered Tailings
Challenging topography
Southern Peru region
Hydraulic properties
Archeologically sensitive areas
Parametric Analysis
Slope Stability
url http://hdl.handle.net/11086/30073
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