Experimental study on microstructure and compressibility of iron ore tailings

ZHANG Yi-jiang; CHEN Sheng-shui; FU Zhong-zhi

doi:10.11779/CJGE2020S2011

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Chinese Journal of Geotechnical Engineering > 2020 > 42(S2): 61-66. > DOI: 10.11779/CJGE2020S2011

ZHANG Yi-jiang, CHEN Sheng-shui, FU Zhong-zhi. Experimental study on microstructure and compressibility of iron ore tailings[J]. Chinese Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 2020, 42(S2): 61-66. DOI: 10.11779/CJGE2020S2011

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Experimental study on microstructure and compressibility of iron ore tailings

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Geotechnical Engineering Department, Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute, Nanjing 210024, China
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Key Laboratory of Failure Mechanism and Safety Control Techniques of Earth-Rock Dams, Ministry of Water Resources, Nanjing 210029, China

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Received Date: August 06, 2020
Available Online: December 07, 2022

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A series of compression tests are conducted on iron ore tailings taken from Qingshan tailings impoundment to analyze the compression deformation behavior. Furthermore, the scanning electron microscopy (SEM) tests and mercury intrusion porosimetry (MIP) tests are carried out on post-test specimens to study the effects of microstructure on compression deformation properties of iron ore tailings. The compression test results show that the iron ore tailings exhibit basically consistent compression behavior during uniaxial compression and isotropic compression. Different initial dry densities are found to have few effects on the shape and slope of compression curve but change the initial void ratio. The specimens with single size gradation show stronger compressibility than those with design size gradation. The microscopic tests results show that pore structure of the iron ore tailings is various and complicated, and the pore sizes are mainly distributed in the interval of 10 to 0.1 μm. Both the initial dry density and the consolidation pressure affect the total porosity of the iron ore tailings, and the later one has more severe effect. The research results may provide reference for the design, operation and maintenance of tailings impoundment.
- iron ore tailings,
- compressibility,
- microstructure,
- scanning electron microscopy,
- mercury intrusion porosimetry

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