Characterization and environmental sustainability of open pit coal mine overburden waste rock as pavement geomaterial

A Mishra, SK Das, KR Reddy - Transportation Geotechnics, 2023 - Elsevier
As the global economy grows and living standards increase, the use of gravel and sand is
expected to nearly quadruple by 2060, putting twice as much strain on the environment as it …

Thermal conductivity of dry fly ashes with various carbon and biomass contents

H Choo, J Won, SE Burns - Waste Management, 2021 - Elsevier
Recently, sustainable energy portfolios have added biomass combustion and coal/biomass
co-combustion as alternative fuel sources for generation of electricity. Fly ashes that result …

Investigation of Subgrade Stabilization Life-extending benefits in flexible pavements using a non-linear mechanistic-empirical analysis

AR Ghanizadeh, M Salehi, A Mamou, EI Koutras… - Infrastructures, 2024 - mdpi.com
This paper investigates the effect of subgrade soil stabilization on the performance and life
extension of flexible pavements. Several variables affecting soil stabilization were …

Assessment and characterization of waste material used as backfilling in an abandoned mine

S Shirin, A Jamal, C Emmanouil, VP Singh… - … Journal of Coal …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Overburden is the earth material removed during opencast mining, which is typically not
contaminated with toxic materials. After mining operations, overburdens are dumped on …

Strength, deformation, and environmental impact assessment of cement stabilized mine overburden soil

A Mishra, A Dixit, AK Singh, SK Das - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024 - Elsevier
Mine haul roads are the unpaved roads that are constructed from the overburden materials
obtained from the mining operations and are used for the movement of heavily loaded …

A review on stability analysis of coal mine dumps

P Harish, KR Chandar - International Journal of Mining and …, 2024 - inderscienceonline.com
Opencast mines are increasingly extracting deeper coal seams in large quantities, leading
to a rise in mine depth and generation of substantial waste. Disposal of this waste becomes …

Geotechnical Behaviour of Fly Ash–Bentonite Used in Layers

M Hasan, MA Khan, AH Alsabhan, AA Almajid… - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Increasing infrastructure growth has forced the construction industry to look for wasteful,
cheap, and suitable materials for construction. An investigation into the geotechnical …

Numerical study of the effect of overburden pressure on the stability of mine dump slope

ESCK Rudra, BB Pradhan, R Rai, A Ray - Sādhanā, 2024 - Springer
The stability of an overburdened mine dump is a significant challenge due to limited space
and increasing mineral demand. Stability analysis often assumes uniform shear strength …

Geotechnical Behaviour and Utilisation of Sustainable Waste with Expensive Soil in Rural Roads as Subgrade Material

F Farooq, M Hasan - Indian Geotechnical Journal, 2024 - Springer
A common effective technique used in stabilising expansive soils is using different
sustainable materials and lime. The prospects of using bottom ash and lime as subgrade …

Investigation of Strength and Long-Term Durability Properties of stabilized Coal Mine Overburden Material for Base and Subbase Layer of Pavement

S Chandra, S Sinha - Engineering, Technology & Applied Science …, 2024 - etasr.com
The purpose of this study is to examine the possibility of using Coal Mine Overburden
(CMOB) material as a secondary aggregate in low volume roadways' sub-base and/or base …