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- 9Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (GPS), Faculty of /Theses and Dissertations
- 2Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering Program
- 2Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering Program/Journal Articles (Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Engineering)
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- 1ERA General Collection/Research Materials (ERA General)
- 1Choi, Phillip (Chemical and Materials Engineering)
- 1Choi, Phillip Y.K (Chemical and Materials Engineering)
- 1Deng, Lijun (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering)
- 1Hendry, Michael T. (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
- 1Jacobe Masliyah (Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering)
- 1Naeth, M Anne
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Sego, D. C., Scott, J. D., Liu, Y.
A 12m high geogrid reinforced cohesive soil test embankment with 45¯ sides slopes has been built near Devon, Alberta, Canada. The embankment has four test sections: three are reinforced with different geogrids, and one section is unreinforced. The test sections were instrumented with strain...
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An approach to evaluation of field CPTU dissipation data in overconsolidated fine-grained soils
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Campanella, R., Robertson, P. K., Woeller, D., Sully, J.
Abstract: Dissipation of excess pore pressures during piezocone testing in firm to stiff overconsolidated fine-grained soils provides data curves that cannot be interpreted using published theoretical solutions. Available solutions are based on either cavity-expansion or strain-path methods,...
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Spring 2010
Molecular dynamics simulation and density functional theory were applied to calculate heats of immersion (ΔHimm) of n-heptane, toluene, pyridine and water on two model sand surfaces and two model clay surfaces. Our results indicated that water showed the highest ΔHimm for the model clay surfaces...
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An Investigation of the Methylene Blue Titration Method for Clay Activity of Oil Sands Samples
Download2014-12-04
Currie, R., Mian, H., Bansal, S., Khan, I.
The purpose of this report is to use a design of experiment (DOE) approach to examine the main factors affecting the determination of methylene blue index (MBI) values for oil sands samples. The methylene blue titration of clays has become a principle tool to assess extraction efficiency of oil...
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Role of Sodium Hydroxide in Bitumen Extraction: Production of Natural Surfactants and Slime Coating
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Alkaline environment by addition of NaOH in bitumen extraction process often shows a positive effect on bitumen recovery from Athabasca oil sands by mining-extraction method. NaOH ionizes organic acids in the bitumen to produce surfactants. These species are essential for bitumen liberation....
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Effects of Surface Contamination and Water Chemistry on the Behaviors of Illite, Kaolinite and Montmorillonite in Organic and Aqueous Media
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Clays, due to their specific surface area and electrical charge density, are among the most active minerals in aquifers, oil and gas reservoirs, and tailings ponds. Clays, in tailings, are a significant ongoing environmental concern in the mining and oil sands production industries and clay...
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Spring 2017
Oilsands tailings are a waste product comprising primarily a stable alkaline suspension of clay in water. This waste product of oilsands mining is environmentally hazardous to store and expensive to safely dispose of. This work presents two novel ideas for dealing with the waste. The first is...
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Characterization of a landslide-prone glaciolacustrine clay from the Thompson River Valley near Ashcroft, British Columbia
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Several large landslides have occurred in the Thompson River Valley near Ashcroft, British Columbia. The movement of these landslides have presented challenges for the operation of the two national railways that traverse this valley. The landslides are multiple retrogressive, translational,...
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Molecular Dynamics Study of the Interactions between Cations/Carbon Dioxide and Selected Mineral Surfaces
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Undoubtedly, we need to become increasingly aware of the changes and problems introduced to our environment. Oil sands industrial waste disposal and greenhouse gas emission are the two major by-products of the industrial processes that cause environmental concerns, such as huge tailing ponds and...