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Mechanism of Failure of The Mount Polley Tailings Storage Facility by Outmane Souid is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The paper investigates the mechanism of failure of the Mount Polley Tailings Storage Facility, which experienced a breach on August 4, 2014, resulting in significant environmental damage. It identifies the failure as a progressive event initiated by minor strain-weakening in a shear band within the Upper Glaciolacustrine unit, compounded by delayed mobilization of shear resistance in the embankment shell. The findings emphasize the importance of three-dimensional stability effects and the need for further a
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- Outmane Souid
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- EN