The geotechnical characteristics of the Athabasca Oil Sands

• Author / Creator

  Dusseault, Maurice B.

• An investigation of the geomorphology of natural oil sand slops, the geotechnical properties of the Athabasca Oil Sands, and several similar friable quartzose sandstones, the behaviour of high steep pit walls upon excavation, and the mineralogy and index properties of the basal clays of the McMurray Formation.

• Subjects / Keywords

  • Geomorphology--Alberta--Athabasca River Region
  • Geology, Structural--Alberta--Athabasca River Region
  • Oil sands--Alberta--Athabasca River Region

• Graduation date

  1977

• Type of Item

  Thesis

• Degree

  Doctor of Philosophy

• DOI

  https://doi.org/10.7939/R3M61BZ8F

• License

  This thesis is made available by the University of Alberta Libraries with permission of the copyright owner solely for non-commercial purposes. This thesis, or any portion thereof, may not otherwise be copied or reproduced without the written consent of the copyright owner, except to the extent permitted by Canadian copyright law.