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Theses and Dissertations
This collection contains theses and dissertations of graduate students of the University of Alberta. The collection contains a very large number of theses electronically available that were granted from 1947 to 2009, 90% of theses granted from 2009-2014, and 100% of theses granted from April 2014 to the present (as long as the theses are not under temporary embargo by agreement with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies). IMPORTANT NOTE: To conduct a comprehensive search of all UofA theses granted and in University of Alberta Libraries collections, search the library catalogue at www.library.ualberta.ca - you may search by Author, Title, Keyword, or search by Department.
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Items in this Collection
- 1Acid Rock Drainage (ARD)
- 1Beach deposits
- 1Dewatering
- 1Finite strain consolidation
- 1Flume tests
- 1Freeze-thaw
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Fall 2014
In recent years, the oil sands industry has been investigating alternatives to the conventional tailings management practice to address the accumulation of large volumes of mature fine tailings (MFT) and abide by new government regulations in the province of Alberta. The main goals are to achieve...
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Spring 2013
This study is a part of a field experiment constructed at the Diavik Diamond Mine in northern Canada to investigate water flow, geochemical reactions, thermal and gas transport within unsaturated piles of mine waste rock in a continuous permafrost permafrost. Diavik waste rock is categorized by...
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Spring 2012
Tailing ponds in Northern Alberta has covered an area of 170 km2. Directive 074 issued in 2009 set stringent criteria for tailings reclamation. Freeze-thaw dewatering is one of the most promising approaches for dewatering MFT as one cycle of freeze-thaw can release up to 50% pore water. In this...
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Spring 2017
Mine waste rock material has the potential to generate acid rock drainage (ARD) through the oxidation of sulphide minerals. Waste rock is one of the most abundant materials at mine sites that must be managed appropriately to limit the generation of ARD and other harmful by-products; therefore,...