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TMSim Consol Benchmark Data
2023-10-14
Benchmarking dataset against UNSATCON (Carleton University), SoilVision (Bentley) and CONDENS0 (University of Colorado Boulder). GoldSim Player Version 12 is required to view the model file. Note that the unit for Ksat is in m/day.
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Preliminary evaluation of Speswhite kaolin as a physical analogue material for unsaturated oil sands tailings
Download2023-10-02
Thin-lift deposition of treated oil sands tailings is currently investigated as a potential solution for creating a trafficable cap layer for future reclamation activities. To determine the optimal thickness of the cap layer, physical modeling experiments using the 50g-ton geotechnical beam...
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2022-10-05
Reclamation of slurry materials such as mine tailings requires effective management of consolidation-induced water release in the long-term. This is particularly challenging for flocculated or thickened tailings which require excessive time to fully consolidate to the final landform due to their...
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Stabilization of Centrifuged Fluid Fine Tailings Using Native Vegetation - Supplemental Files
Stabilization of Centrifuged Fluid Fine Tailings Using Native Vegetation - Supplemental Files
Download2022-01-29
Contains supplemental data files related to the thesis: "Stabilization of Centrifuged Fluid Fine Tailings Using Native Vegetation", Scott Laberge, 2022.
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TMSim_Consol
2021-06-04
Implemented in GoldSim, TMSim_Consol uses an explicit finite difference method to calculate the void ratio at each time step. Excess pore pressure and effective stress in each layer are then derived from void ratio. In addition to the specific gravity (Gs) and geometric properties of the deposit,...
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2020-02-01
NorthWind Land Resources Inc. (NorthWind) was commissioned by Syncrude Canada Ltd. (Syncrude) to complete soil sampling and analysis for salinity and petroleum hydrocarbon (PHC) profiling and an assessment of moisture conditions within the East Valley Centrifuge Cake Cell (EV Cake Cell). Field...
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Morphological Effects of Water Soluble Polymer Flocculants Synthesized by Controlled Reversible-Deactivation Radical Polymerization for Treatment of Mature Fine Tailings
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The bitumen reserves in Northern Alberta are a valuable asset, but extracting bitumen from oil sands via the Clark hot water process produces undesirable waste tailings. These tailings are transported to tailings ponds where the sand and clay particles are left to settle slowly, creating a...
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Methane Production and Emission Mitigation in Oil Sands Tailings Concurrent with Hydrocarbon Degradation under Nitrogen Limited Conditions
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Alberta’s oil sands generate large volumes of tailings from bitumen ore processing. These tailings ponds produce biogenic methane, which can be measured across 60-80% of the tailings surface. Based on current surface area data and emissions studies, tailings ponds could account for 8% of Canada’s...