Long-term ageing characteristics of cemented paste backfill: Usability of sand as a partial substitute of hazardous tailings

M Sari, E Yilmaz, T Kasap - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
Considering environmental problems caused by sulfidic tailings as a result of long-term
ageing as well as inadequacies in their gradations in ensuring the strength needed for …

CT scanning of internal crack mechanism and strength behavior of cement-fiber-tailings matrix composites

S Cao, E Yilmaz, Z Yin, G Xue, W Song… - Cement and Concrete …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper deals the relationship between compressive strength and internal crack
formation (eg, crack width and volume) of cement-fiber-tailings matrix composites (CFTMC) …

Sodium silicate effect on setting properties, strength behavior and microstructure of cemented coal fly ash backfill

I Cavusoglu, E Yilmaz, AO Yilmaz - Powder Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Representing an engineered mixture of coal fly ash, cement and water, cemented coal fly
ash backfill (CCB) is typically employed for filling the openings created after coal excavation …

Enhancing flexural property and mesoscopic mechanism of cementitious tailings backfill fabricated with 3D-printed polymers

S Zou, S Cao, E Yilmaz - Construction and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Backfill mining, one of the most common methods for removing hazardous tailings, is
performed on cementitious tailings backfill (CTB), which can be employed to fully discard …

Mechanical, energy evolution, damage and microstructural behavior of cemented tailings-rock fill considering rock content and size effects

H Qin, S Cao, E Yilmaz - Construction and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Cemented tailings-rock fill (CTRF) is crucial for engineering intention and durability of re-
filled stopes in deep underground mines. The current work examined the effects of fragment …

Micro-scale mechanism of sealed water seepage and thickening from tailings bed in rake shearing thickener

H Jiao, Y Wu, H Wang, X Chen, Z Li, Y Wang… - Minerals …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Paste and Thickened Tailings (PTT) technology has the advantages of water-
saving, dam safety, and environmentally friendly, which can improve tailings disposal and …

Strength and microstructure evolution in cemented mine backfill with low and high pH pyritic tailings: Effect of mineral admixtures

M Sari, E Yilmaz, T Kasap, NU Guner - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
To properly dispose mining-induced tailings, diverse techniques including cemented paste
fill (CPB) have been already employed. Indeed, tailings are manufactured by using different …

Exploring the link between ultrasonic and strength behavior of cementitious mine backfill by considering pore structure

M Sari, E Yilmaz, T Kasap, S Karasu - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Understanding the porosity/pore linkage and strength properties of cementitious mine
backfill (CMB) is essential for the design of underground mining filling. Adoption of new …

Geopolymerization mechanism of binder-free mine tailings by sodium silicate

B Koohestani, P Mokhtari, E Yilmaz… - … and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
The geopolymerization of solid substances rich in calcium and aluminum including mine
tailings by sodium silicate is mainly believed to be under the influence of alkali activation …

Influence of alkaline agents with different contents on strength features, energy dissipation and microscopic behavior of cement-based high‑sulfur tailings fill

Q He, E Yilmaz, L Sun, S Cao - Powder Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
As high‑sulfur tails encompass abundant pyrite (FeS 2), it is easy to form acidic/leachate
waters under the action of water and air, which is opposed to cement-based tail fill (CTF)'s …