Carbon nanotube reinforced cementitious tailings composites: Links to mechanical and microstructural characteristics

H Zhang, S Cao, E Yilmaz - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
The special hexagonal structure of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) leads to bending, exhibiting a
spatial topology. Thus it has excellent electrical, mechanical and thermal stability and other …

[HTML][HTML] Analyzing the microstructure of cemented fills adding polypropylene-glass fibers with X-ray micro-computed tomography

J Li, S Cao, E Yilmaz - Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
Fiber reinforced cementitious tailings backfill (FRCTB) is progressively employed in mining
industry due to its high strength/stiffness-to-weight ratio. However, the wide use of the …

Study on mechanical properties and destabilization mechanism of unclassified tailings consolidation body under the action of dry-wet cycle

X Song, Y Hao, J Huang, S Wang, W Liu - Construction and Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
Tailings consolidation displacement technology is one of the ways to efficiently dispose of
tailings waste and reduce tailings storage in surface tailings ponds. Unclassified tailings …

Late mechanical properties and energy evolution mechanism of cemented tailings backfill under early damage

D Gan, H Sun, Z Liu, Y Zhang - Engineering Failure Analysis, 2023 - Elsevier
Cemented tailings backfill (CTB) is a composite material prepared using cement, tailings
and water. During early mining operation, CTB is inevitably subject to failure and damage …

NMR surface relaxivity in a time-dependent porous system

N Robinson, R Nasharuddin, EO Fridjonsson… - Physical Review Letters, 2023 - APS
We demonstrate an unexpected decay-recovery behavior in the time-dependent H 1 NMR
relaxation times of water confined within a hydrating porous material. Our observations are …

Assessment of coal pillar strength under the influence of sand stowing in deep coal mines

S Kumar, RK Sinha, M Jawed, S Murmu - Geotechnical and Geological …, 2024 - Springer
Backfilling in goaf after pillar extraction seems to be a promising technology to help exploit
these standing pillars. This paper presents the assessment of the impact of sand-stowing …

[HTML][HTML] Dispersion of hydrogen in different potential cushion gases

S Kobeissi, NNA Ling, K Yang, EF May… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Underground hydrogen storage in porous media (UHSP), typically employing depleted
natural gas reservoirs, is being increasingly contemplated as a potentially viable energy …

[HTML][HTML] Investigation on structure stability and damage mechanism of cemented paste backfill under the coupling effect of water-static load

Z Liu, D Gan, H Sun, Z Xue, Y Zhang - Alexandria Engineering Journal, 2025 - Elsevier
Cemented paste backfill (CPB) is easy to withstand the coupling effect of the mining
operation equipment's crushing, water immersion, forming all kinds of intrinsic or extrinsic …

Dynamic impact performance of cemented tailings backfill in a water-bearing environment: Coupling effects and damage characteristics

Z Liu, D Gan, H Sun, Z Xue, Y Zhang - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake …, 2025 - Elsevier
Cemented tailings backfill (CTB) is a way to make full use of tailings, but its dynamic
mechanical and damage characteristics under water bearing environment are still not clear …

Strength behavior and deformability characteristics of paste backfill with the addition of recycled rubber

X Wang, MC Silva, MF Costa Pereira… - … Journal of Mining …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This study aims to research the implications of rubber powder utilisation, from tires recycling,
in the deformability and strength properties of CPB. In the end, it will be concluded that mine …