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Tailings storage facilities pose an increasingly significant global challenge for mining companies. Given that tailings, the by-products of mine processing plants, demand meticulous management due to the potential hazards associated with storage facility failures, continuous attention [...]Abstract
Secondary compression can be an important source of settlement in artificial fills, even when these fills are well constructed. In some cases, especially when the fill thickness is greater than about 15 m, the resulting long-term settlements can adversely impact the performance of [...]Abstract
International standards for monitoring under ISO have been under development since 2010 and the intentions were presented during the 8th International Symposium on Field Monitoring in Geomechanics (FMGM 2011) in Berlin. Progress on this project was reported at FMGM 2015 in Sydney [...]Abstract
The weathering profile in mudstone outcrops can range from weathered clay to unweathered mudstone. The strength and small-strain stiffness of these materials, and of stiff clays and weak rocks in general, is critical to the design of geotechnical structures. Monitoring data and ground [...]Abstract
Piezometers are instruments that can produce high-quality information if suitable and effective installation and monitoring procedures are followed. In order to minimise errors and optimise quality of the obtained information, we must pay attention when prescribing the type of piezometer [...]Abstract
Drilling boreholes for geotechnical purposes such as sampling and in situ tests is usually performed with the aid of drilling machines. In France, typically, the machine’s drilling parameters such as applied torque and thrust are monitored in realtime and registered so that information [...]Abstract
Recent advances in distributed fibre optic sensing enable new opportunities in geotechnical monitoring and characterization. Distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) is a distributed fibre optic sensing technology relying on Rayleigh backscattering of light to detect and locate disturbances [...]Abstract
This article comprehensively evaluates the advantages and disadvantages of automating the main geotechnical instruments used to monitor dams. Geotechnical instrumentation plays a fundamental role in characterizing the performance and maintaining the safety of the structure. With [...]