Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Properties of Cemented Tailings Backfill

  • Chapter
  • First Online:
Mine Waste Management in China: Recent Development

  • 371 Accesses

Abstract

A mathematical model is developed to predict and assess the evolution of the rheological properties of CPB under the coupled effects of temperature and progress of binder hydration. The prediction ability of the model is verified, and the validation test results show that there is good agreement between the predicted and experimentally measured rheological properties of CPB. The flowability of fresh CPB through a loop pipe has also been discussed. Furthermore, two mathematical models are developed to describe the thermo-hydraulic coupled behavior and thermo-hydro-mechanical behavior of hydrating CPB, respectively. Data from field and laboratory studies are employed to validate the developed two models. Some applications of the validated models are also presented.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution
Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 79.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 99.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book
USD 129.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

References

  • Abdul-Hussian, N., Fall, M.: Unsaturated hydraulic properties of cemented tailings backfill that contains sodium silicate. Eng. Geol. 123(4), 288–301 (2011)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Abdul-Hussian, N., Fall, M.: Thermo-hydro-mechanical behavior of sodium silicate-cemented paste tailings in column experiments. Tunn. Undergr. Space Technol. 29, 85–93 (2012)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Alnajim, A.: Modélisation et simulation du comportement du béton sous hautes températures par une approche thermo-hygro-mécanique couplée. Application à des situations accidentelles, Ph.D. thesis, Université Marne La Vallée (2004)

    Google Scholar 

  • Baggio, P., Bonacina, C., Schrefler, B.A.: Some consideration on modelling heat and mass transfer in porous media. Transp. Porous Media 28(3), 233–251 (1997)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Bary, B., Sellier, A.: Coupled moisture-carbon dioxide-calcium transfer model for carbonation of concrete. Cem. Concr. Res. 34(10), 1859–1872 (2004)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Belem, T., El Aatar, O., Bussière, B., Benzaazoua, M., Fall, M., Yilmaz, E.: Characterization of self-weight consolidated paste backfill. In: Jewell, R., Lawson, S., Newman, P. (eds.) Proceedings of the 9th International Seminar on Paste and Thickened Tailings, Limerick, Ireland, pp. 333–345. ACG

    Google Scholar 

  • Bourgeois, F., Burlion, N., Shao, J.F.: Modelling of elastoplastic damage in concrete due to desiccation shrinkage. Int. J. Numer. Anal. Methods Geomech. 26(8), 759–774 (2002)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Celestin, J., Fall, M.: Thermal conductivity of cemented paste backfill material and factors affecting it. Int. J. Min. Reclam. Environ. 23(4), 274–290 (2009)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • COMSOL: COMSOL Multiphysics 5.0. http://www.comsol.com (2014)

  • Cooke, R.: Design procedure for hydraulic backfill distribution systems. J. S. Afr. Inst. Min. Metall. 101:97–102 (2001)

    Google Scholar 

  • Cui, L., Fall, M.: A coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical-chemical model for underground cemented tailings backfill. Tunn. Undergr. Space Tech. 50(50), 396–414 (2015)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • De Schutter, G.: Hydration and temperature development of concrete made with blast-furnace slag cement. Cem. Concr. Res. 29, 143–149 (1999)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • De Souza, E., Hewitt, A.: The contribution of cemented backfill to heat loads. In: 8th International Mine Ventilation Congress. Brisbane, pp. 87–93 (2005)

    Google Scholar 

  • D’Aloia, L., Chanvillard, G.: Determining the “apparent” activation energy of concrete: Ea—numerical simulations of the heat of hydration of cement. Cem. Concr. Res. 32(8), 1277–1289 (2002)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Fall, M., Adrien, D., Celestin, J.C., Pokharel, M., Toure, M.: Saturated hydraulic conductivity of cemented paste backfill. Miner. Eng. 22(15), 1307–1317 (2009)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Fall, M., Celestin, J.C., Pokharel, M., Touré, M.: A contribution to understanding the effects of curing temperature on the mechanical properties of mine cemented tailings backfill. Eng. Geol. 114, 397–413 (2010)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Fall, M., Ghirian, A.: Laboratory vane shear tests and slump tests on cemented paste backfill. Report-Ottawa (2012)

    Google Scholar 

  • Fall, M., Ghirian, A.: Coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical-chemical evolution of cemented paste backfill and implications for backfill design-experimental results. In: 11th International Symposium on Mining with Backfill, MineFill 2014. Perth, Australia, pp. 183–196 (2014)

    Google Scholar 

  • Fall, M., Samb, S.S.: Pore structure of cemented tailings materials under natural or accidental thermal loads. Mater. Charact. 59(5), 598–605 (2007)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Ghirian, A., Fall, M.: Coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical-chemical behavior of cemented paste backfill in column experiments. Part I: physical, hydraulic and thermal processes and characteristics. Eng. Geol. 164, 195–207 (2013)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Ghirian, A., Fall, M.: Coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical-chemical behavior of cemented paste backfill in column experiments: part II: mechanical, chemical and microstructural processes and characteristics. Eng. Geol. 170, 11–23 (2014)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Jonasson, J.E., Groth, P., Hedlund, H.: Modeling of temperature and moisture field in concrete to study early age movements as a basis for stress analysis. In: Proceedings of the International RILEM Symposium on Thermal Cracking in Concrete at Early Ages, pp. 42–52. London (1995)

    Google Scholar 

  • Kesimal, A., Ercikdi, B., Yilmaz, E.: The effect of desliming by sedimentation on paste backfill performance. Miner. Eng. 16(10), 1009–1011 (2003)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Kim, J.K., Han, S.H., Lee, K.M.: Estimation of compressive strength by a new apparent activation energy function. Cem. Concr. Res. 31(2), 217–225 (2001)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Kjellsen, K.O., Detwiler, R.J., Gjørv, O.E.: Development of microstructures in plain cement pastes hydrated at different temperatures. Cem. Concr. Res. 21(1), 179–189 (1991)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Krus, M., Hansen, K.K., Kiinzel, H.M.: Porosity and liquid absorption of cement paste. Mater. Struct. 30(7), 394–398 (1997)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Luckner, L., Genuchten, M.T.V., Nielsen, D.R.: A consistent set of parametric models for the two-phase flow of immiscible fluids in the subsurface. Water Resour. Res. 25(10), 2187–2193 (1989)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Maekawa, K., Chaube, R., Kishi, T.: Modeling of Concrete Performance: Hydration. Microstructure Formation and Mass Transport, E&FN SPON, London (1999)

    Google Scholar 

  • Maekawa, K., Ishida, T.: Modeling of structural performances under coupled environmental and weather actions. Mater. Struct. 35(10), 591–602 (2002)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Mainguy, M., Coussy, O., Baroghel-Bouny, V.: Role of air pressure in drying of weakly permeable materials. J. Eng. Mech. 127(6), 582–592 (2001)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Mualem, Y.: A new model for predicting the hydraulic conductivity of unsaturated porous media. Water Resour. Res. 12, 513–522 (1976)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Nasir, O., Fall, M.: Modeling the heat development in hydrating CPB structures. Comput. Geotech. 36(7), 1207–1218 (2009)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Papo, A., Caufin, B.: A study of the hydration process of cement pastes by means of oscillatory rheological techniques. Cem. Concr. Res. 21, 1111–1117 (1991)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Petit, J.Y., Khayat, K.H., Wirquin, E.: Coupled effect of time and temperature on variations of yield value of highly flowable mortar. Cem. Concr. Res. 36(5), 832–841 (2006)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Poyet, S., Charlesa, S., Honoré, N., L’hostisa, V.: Assessment of the unsaturated water transport properties of an old concrete: Determination of the pore-interaction factor. Cem. Concr. Res. 41(10), 1015–1023 (2011)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Richards, L.A.: Capillary conduction of liquids through porous mediums. Physics 1(5), 318–333 (1931)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Schindler, A.K.: Effect of temperature on the hydration of cementitious materials. ACI Mater. J. 101(1), 72–81 (2004)

    Google Scholar 

  • Schindler, A.K., Folliard, K.J.: Heat of hydration models for cementitious materials. ACI Mater. J. 102(1), 24–33 (2005)

    Google Scholar 

  • Somerton, W.H., Keese, J.A., Chu, S.L.: Thermal behavior of unconsolidated oil sands. In: Proceedings of 48th Annual Fall Meeting of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, September 1973, Paper SPE-4506 Las Vegas, USA (1973)

    Google Scholar 

  • Talor, S.C., Hoff, W.D., Wilson, M.A., Green, K.M.: Anomalous water transport properties of Portland and blended cement-based materials. J. Mater. Sci. Lett. 18(23), 1925–1927 (1999)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Thomas, H.R., Sansom, M.R.: Fully coupled analysis of heat, moisture and air transfer in unsaturated soil. J. Eng. Mech. 121(3), 392–405 (1995)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Thompson, B.D., Grabinsky, M.W., Bawden, W.F., Counter, D.B.: In-situ measurements of cemented paste backfill in long-hole stopes. In: Proceedings of the 3rd Canada-US Rock Mechanics Symposium and 20th Canadian Rock Mechanics Symposium (RockEng09), Toronto (2009)

    Google Scholar 

  • Tong, F., Jing, L., Zimmerman, R.W.: A fully coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical model for simulating multiphase flow, deformation and heat transfer in buffer material and rock masses. Int. J. Rock Mech. Min. Sci. 47(2), 205–217 (2010)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • van Genuchten, M.T.: A closed-form equation for predicting the hydraulic conductivity of unsaturated soils. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 44(5), 892–898 (1980)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Wang, C.Y., Beckermann, C.: A two-phase mixture model of liquid-gas flow and heat transfer in capillary porous media-I. Formulation. Int. J. Heat Mass Transf. 36(11), 2747–2758 (1993)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Williams, T.J., Denton, D.K., Larson, M.K., Rains, R.L., Seymour, J.B., Tesarik, D.R.: Geomechanics of reinforced cemented backfill in an underhand stope at the Lucky Friday Mine, Mullan, Idaho. US Department of Health and Human Services (2001)

    Google Scholar 

  • Wu, D., Fall, M., Cai, S.: Coupling temperature, cement hydration and rheological behaviour of fresh cemented paste backfill. Miner. Eng. 42, 76–87 (2013)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Wu, D., Fall, M., Cai, S.: Numerical modelling of thermally and hydraulically coupled processes in hydrating cemented tailings backfill columns. Int. J. Min. Reclam. Env. 28(3), 173–199 (2014)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Wu, D., Yang, B., Liu, Y.: Pressure drop in loop pipe flow of fresh cemented coal gangue-fly ash slurry: experiment and simulation. Adv. Powder Technol. 26(3), 920–927 (2015)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Yilmaz, E., Kesimal, A., Ercidi, B.: Strength development of paste backfill simples at Long term using different binders. In: Proceedings of 8th Symposium MineFill04, China, pp. 281–285 (2004)

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. School of Energy and Mining Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology-Beijing, Beijing, China

    Di Wu

Authors
  1. Di Wu
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Di Wu .

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2020 Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.

About this chapter

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this chapter

Wu, D. (2020). Properties of Cemented Tailings Backfill. In: Mine Waste Management in China: Recent Development . Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9216-1_6

Download citation

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation