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Title:

STABILIZED COPPER MILL TAILINGS FOR HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION

Accession Number:

00316667

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/03611981

Abstract:

The results of an investigation to determine the feasibility of using stabilized copper mill tailings in road construction are presented. Properties of three types of tailings were evaluated after preliminary testing of several tailings from Arizona, Idaho, and Utah. The properties of the three tailings are summarized, and detailed results obtained for one type are reported. Index properties of the untreated tailings, including physical and mechanical properties, are given. Engineering parameters of untreated tailings are reported, including compaction characteristics; compressive, tensile, and shear strength; compressibility; permeability; and erodibility by rainfall. Properties of cement-stabilized and asphalt-stabilized tailings are also presented. The results demonstrate that copper mill tailings have excellent engineering properties and can be successfully used in road construction. In particular, the results indicate that there is excellent potential for using tailings as compacted fill in embankments, compacted foundation and subgrade material, cementlining canals, ponds, and reservoirs. (Author)

Supplemental Notes:

Publication of this paper sponsored by Committee on Mineral Aggregates, Committee on Soil-Portland Cement Stabilization, and Committee on Soil-Bituminous Stabilization. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.

Monograph Accession #:

01411562

Authors:

Sultan, Hassan A

Pagination:

pp 1-7

Publication Date:

1979

Serial:

Transportation Research Record

Issue Number: 734
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

Conference:

58th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board

Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
Date: 1979-1-15 to 1979-1-19

Media Type:

Print

Features:

Figures; References (19) ; Tables (5)

Subject Areas:

Construction; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Oct 27 1980 12:00AM

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