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Case Study: The Failing Mechanism of the Tailing Dam Breach at Kolontár, Hungary
- May, 27, 2025
- Dam Engineering Tailings Dams News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A new case recently published by Jozsef Garai and Imre Kovács at the ISSMGE International Journal of Geoengineering Case Histories, reveals the failing mechanism of the Ajka Alumina tailing dam at Ko...
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When Dams Fail: The Growing Crisis of Tailings Management
- May, 02, 2025
- Dam Engineering Tailings Dams Forensics Geoenvironmental Engineering Mining News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
In recent months, a disturbing pattern has emerged across three continents: catastrophic tailings dam failures that have taken lives, destroyed livelihoods, and poisoned environments. From Zambia and...
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Another Tailings Tragedy in Indonesia: Lessons from Fatufia
- Mar, 23, 2025
- Tailings Dams Forensics Landslides Mining News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Indonesia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
On March 22, 2025, a fatal tailings landslide struck the Fatufia region of Sulawesi, Indonesia, claiming the lives of three excavator operators. The landslide followed days of heavy rainfall and occu...
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Risk Management in Mining: The Importance of Geotechnical Analysis
- Apr, 01, 2025
- Tailings Dams Visualization Geoenvironmental Engineering Slope Stability News On Research / Academia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Geotechnical analysis involves studying the physical properties of soil and rock to determine their behavior under stress, which is crucial in mining environments. This analysis supports constructing...
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Predicting Tailings Dam Failures: Are Numerical Models Up to the Task?
- Jan, 13, 2025
- Tailings Dams Numerical & Constitutive Modeling Forensics News On Projects / Industry News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Research / Academia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Tailings dams, essential for storing mining byproducts, represent one of the most significant geotechnical challenges in engineering. These structures are exposed to diverse factors like material var...
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Ensuring Tailings Pond Stability With RS2
- Aug, 16, 2024
- Tailings Dams Slope Stability Slope Stability Analysis Rock Engineering Finite Element / Finite Difference Numerical & Constitutive Modeling Seepage Groundwater & Seepage Risk & Reliability News On Research / Academia News On Software
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Tailings ponds are critical components of mining operations and are engineered to contain the remnants of mined materials. As mines extract more resources, the volume of waste increases, and the pond...
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Leveraging ShapeArray for wireless automated remote deformation monitoring
- Jul, 01, 2024
- Tailings Dams Instrumentation Engineering Geology Tunneling Slope Stability Mining Levees News On Products & Services
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Wireless automated remote deformation monitoring is transforming how engineers collect data to ensure the safety and durability of their projects. Through a network of interconnected technology, th...
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Landslide in Turkish gold mine leaves nine workers missing
- Feb, 13, 2024
- Landslides Mining Slope Stability Other Geotechnical Geoenvironmental Engineering Contaminant Transport Tailings Dams News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Turkey
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
A landslide occurred at a gold mine in eastern Turkey’s Erzincan province on Tuesday, February 13, leaving nine workers missing. Furthermore, the incident took place at the Copler mine, around 2:30 p...
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NorSand constitutive material model explained and visualized through animations
- Jun, 19, 2023
- Liquefaction Engineering Dam Engineering Tailings Dams Constitutive Modeling / Soil Behavior Numerical & Constitutive Modeling Other Geotechnical Soil Mechanics News On Research / Academia News On Publications Other News Visualization
- United States, Georgia
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
NorSand is an advanced constitutive material model utilizing Critical State Soil Mechanics (CSSM), a concept also used in the Modified Cam Clay model. Srinivas Vivek Bokkisa and Jorge Macedo from Ge...
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Transient Analysis of Seepage in Complex Tailing Dams Case Study
- Oct, 13, 2022
- Tailings Dams Groundwater & Seepage Seepage Dam Engineering News On Projects / Industry News On Software
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Providing a comprehensive monitoring strategy for tailings dams requires a more holistic view, with the focus on monitoring data and linking back to original assumptions. Using GeoStudio SEEP/W as p...
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