Abstract: Non-Darcy flow occurs when a hydraulic gradient is set up across a matrix of coarse porous media, resulting in turbulence in the void spaces. Buried streams that are formed at open-pit coal mines in mountainous areas (due ...

Abstract: To assess the potential for unraveling failure of flow-through rockfill dams, a systematic study of three aspects of the hydraulic design of these structures was conducted. First, the gradient that is most useful in ...

Abstract: Essentially, linear mine-waste dumps at open-pit mine sites represent expedient places to deposit large quantities of waste rock. Being placed in valleys in most cases, the effect of the water flowing through the deposit ...

Abstract: To date there is virtually no information on the behavior of flowthrough rockfill structures in subzero temperatures. This paper presents new insights into this behavior through consideration of the results of laboratory ...