Experimental Study on the Effect of Key Factors on the Soil–Water Characteristic Curves of Fine-Grained Tailings
The soil–water characteristic curve (SWCC) is an essential parameter for studying the mechanical properties of unsaturated tailings, and it plays an important role in stability assessment and prediction of unsaturated tailings dams. In this paper, the matrix suction was measured indirectly by a filt...
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| description | The soil–water characteristic curve (SWCC) is an essential parameter for studying the mechanical properties of unsaturated tailings, and it plays an important role in stability assessment and prediction of unsaturated tailings dams. In this paper, the matrix suction was measured indirectly by a filter paper-based method to investigate the effects of key factors (gradation, temperature, and initial dry density) on the soil–water characteristic curves of fine-grained tailings, and the Van Genuchten model was adopted to obtain the empirical equation of SWCC and to verify the accuracy of experimental results. The results showed the following: 1) the Van Genuchten model fits well the relationship between matric suction and volumetric moisture content of fine-grained tailings, indicating that experimental data determined by filter paper-based method is accurate and appropriate; 2) at the same volumetric moisture content, the matrix suction increased with decreasing average particle size, and the decrease in temperature will increase the matrix suction and water-holding capacity of fine-grained tailings, and the matrix suction of the tailings in summer is 38.3% lower than that in winter under the natural volumetric moisture content (14.0%); 3) when the saturation degree of fine-grained tailings is less than 60%, the greater the initial dry density, the better the water-holding capacity and matrix suction. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-60a1e9911567462fbcb6eedf7974e9352022-12-21T22:38:01ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Environmental Science2296-665X2021-08-01910.3389/fenvs.2021.710986710986Experimental Study on the Effect of Key Factors on the Soil–Water Characteristic Curves of Fine-Grained TailingsBaofeng CaoYakun TianRong GuiYong LiuThe soil–water characteristic curve (SWCC) is an essential parameter for studying the mechanical properties of unsaturated tailings, and it plays an important role in stability assessment and prediction of unsaturated tailings dams. In this paper, the matrix suction was measured indirectly by a filter paper-based method to investigate the effects of key factors (gradation, temperature, and initial dry density) on the soil–water characteristic curves of fine-grained tailings, and the Van Genuchten model was adopted to obtain the empirical equation of SWCC and to verify the accuracy of experimental results. The results showed the following: 1) the Van Genuchten model fits well the relationship between matric suction and volumetric moisture content of fine-grained tailings, indicating that experimental data determined by filter paper-based method is accurate and appropriate; 2) at the same volumetric moisture content, the matrix suction increased with decreasing average particle size, and the decrease in temperature will increase the matrix suction and water-holding capacity of fine-grained tailings, and the matrix suction of the tailings in summer is 38.3% lower than that in winter under the natural volumetric moisture content (14.0%); 3) when the saturation degree of fine-grained tailings is less than 60%, the greater the initial dry density, the better the water-holding capacity and matrix suction.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2021.710986/fullfine-grained tailingsfilter paper-based methodunsaturated tailingsVan Genuchten modelsoil water characteristic curve (SWCC) |
| spellingShingle | Baofeng Cao Yakun Tian Rong Gui Yong Liu Experimental Study on the Effect of Key Factors on the Soil–Water Characteristic Curves of Fine-Grained Tailings Frontiers in Environmental Science fine-grained tailings filter paper-based method unsaturated tailings Van Genuchten model soil water characteristic curve (SWCC) |
| title | Experimental Study on the Effect of Key Factors on the Soil–Water Characteristic Curves of Fine-Grained Tailings |
| title_full | Experimental Study on the Effect of Key Factors on the Soil–Water Characteristic Curves of Fine-Grained Tailings |
| title_fullStr | Experimental Study on the Effect of Key Factors on the Soil–Water Characteristic Curves of Fine-Grained Tailings |
| title_full_unstemmed | Experimental Study on the Effect of Key Factors on the Soil–Water Characteristic Curves of Fine-Grained Tailings |
| title_short | Experimental Study on the Effect of Key Factors on the Soil–Water Characteristic Curves of Fine-Grained Tailings |
| title_sort | experimental study on the effect of key factors on the soil water characteristic curves of fine grained tailings |
| topic | fine-grained tailings filter paper-based method unsaturated tailings Van Genuchten model soil water characteristic curve (SWCC) |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2021.710986/full |
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