Static Liquefaction Causes the Flow Failure of a Tailings Dam: A Case Study of El Descargador, Cartagena–La Unión Mining Region, SE Spain (October 1963)

Static Liquefaction Causes the Flow Failure of a Tailings Dam: A Case Study of El Descargador, Cartagena–La Unión Mining Region, SE Spain (October 1963)

The aim of this work is to investigate the causes of the El Descargador tailings dam failure, at the mine district Cartagena–La Unión (SE Spain), in October 1963. Dam stability back analyses have been carried out by applying a geotechnical and geophysical approach. The failure occurred in the form o...

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Main Authors: Roberto Rodríguez-Pacheco, Ana Vanesa Caparrós, Alberto Alcolea, Pedro Martínez-Pagán, Marcos A. Martínez-Segura, Cristóbal García-García, Ángel Faz, Isaac Corral, Carles Roque, Mario Zarroca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-11-01
Series:Minerals
Subjects:
dam collapse
flow failure
mine tailings
electrical resistivity imaging
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/12/12/1488

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