Stabilization of gold mining tailings with alkali-activated carbide lime and sugarcane bagasse ash

CP dos Santos, GJ Bruschi, JRG Mattos… - Transportation …, 2022 - Elsevier
Recent tailings dam failures have attracted special attention to the mining sector. These
incidents pressured the mining industry to develop more secure and sustainable practices …

A new approach for stabilization of lateritic soil with Portland cement and sand: strength and durability

NC Consoli, D Párraga Morales, RB Saldanha - Acta Geotechnica, 2021 - Springer
The presence of lateritic soils occurs in tropical and subtropical regions. The improvement of
lateritic soils that are not suitable for a particular purpose through techniques that combine …

Green stabilization of bauxite tailings: Mechanical study on alkali-activated materials

GJ Bruschi, CP dos Santos… - Journal of Materials in …, 2021 - ascelibrary.org
This study evaluates the alkali activation of a binary system composed of sugar cane
bagasse ash and carbide lime as a green stabilization technique for bauxite tailings (BTs) …

Mechanical response of filtered and compacted iron ore tailings with different cementing agents: Focus on tailings-binder mixtures disposal by stacking

S Servi, A Lotero, JPS Silva, C Bastos… - Construction and Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
The high volume of mining tailings generated imposes difficulties regarding the final
disposal of these materials, commonly requiring large structures for containment …

Leaching assessment of cemented bauxite tailings through wetting and drying cycles of durability test

GJ Bruschi, CP Dos Santos, WMK Levandoski… - … science and pollution …, 2022 - Springer
Disposal of mine tailings can cause negative environmental effects by releasing
contaminants to surface and underground water. Alkali activation is a promising technique …

Parameters controlling loss of mass and stiffness degradation of 'green'stabilised tailings

GJ Bruschi, CP Santos, ST Ferrazzo… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - icevirtuallibrary.com
Effective binders with low environmental impacts are of great importance for sustainable
engineering practices. Parameters controlling loss of mass and stiffness degradation of …

Mechanical properties of alkali-activated ground waste glass–carbide lime blends for geotechnical uses

A Lotero, NC Consoli, CJ Moncaleano… - Journal of Materials in …, 2021 - ascelibrary.org
The present research aims to evaluate the potential of combining two wastes, finely ground
waste glass (GWG) and carbide lime (CL), together with a sodium hydroxide solution (SHS) …

Prediction of unconfined compressive strength and California bearing capacity of cement-or lime-pozzolan-stabilised soil admixed with crushed stone waste

M Salehi, M Bayat, M Saadat… - Geomechanics and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
So far, a limited number of studies have been published on utilisation of crushed stone
waste, cement, lime and pozzolan as stabilisers for soil stabilisation. The research conducts …

Lime–ground glass–sodium hydroxide as an enhanced sustainable binder stabilizing silica sand

NC Consoli, CAP Daassi-Gli, CA Ruver… - … of Geotechnical and …, 2021 - ascelibrary.org
Ordinary portland cement (OPC) has been extensively used for decades to improve the
engineering properties of a variety of soils. However, the environmental issues related to the …

Exploring the mechanical response of low-carbon soil improvement mixtures

A Fraccica, G Spagnoli, E Romero… - Canadian …, 2022 - cdnsciencepub.com
As society moves towards decarbonisation, it is important to assess the hydromechanical
behaviour of binders that could offer a low-carbon alternative to Portland cement in ground …