Tailings Dams Failures: Updated Statistical Model for Discharge Volume and Runout
This paper presents a statistical model to estimate the volume of released tailings (VF) and the maximum distance travelled by the tailings (Dmax) in the event of a tailings dam failure, based on physical parameters of the dams. The dataset of historical tailings dam failures is updated from the one...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2018-02-01
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Series: | Environments |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3298/5/2/28 |