<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This article concerns the assessment of selected physical and mechanical properties of a dump soil. The dump soil is a specific soil with a very heterogeneous internal structure. Next to each other, there may be lumps and crumbs of cohesive soils mixed with non-cohesive soils accompanied by a very diverse admixture of organic substance. In addition, the soil in the waste dump, in spatial terms, may significantly differ in consistency and density. This is the result of the process of forming a dump soil, which takes place in three stages: excavation, transport and dumping. A heterogeneous soil deposited within the waste dump is subject to further processes: consolidation, compaction and creeping. Changes occurring in the course of these processes have a significant impact on the development of the properties of the dump soil.</p><p>Due to the large diversity of the tested soils, the results of their properties were divided into two groups, based on type and consistency of soil. This allows us to estimate the selected properties of the dump soil only on the basis of their macroscopic analysis.</p></abstract>

This article concerns the assessment of selected physical and mechanical properties of a dump soil. The dump soil is a specific soil with a very heterogeneous internal structure. Next to each other, there may be lumps and crumbs of cohesive soils mixed with non-cohesive soils accompanied by a very diverse admixture of organic substance. In addition, the soil in the waste dump, in spatial terms, may significantly differ in consistency and density. This is the result of the process of forming a dump soil, which takes place in three stages: excavation, transport and dumping. A heterogeneous soil deposited within the waste dump is subject to further processes: consolidation, compaction and creeping. Changes occurring in the course of these processes have a significant impact on the development of the properties of the dump soil.Due to the large diversity of the tested soils, the results of their properties were divided into two groups, based on type and consistency of soil. This allows us to estimate the selected properties of the dump soil only on the basis of their macroscopic analysis.

Influence of the heterogeneity of a dump soil on the assessment of its selected properties

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This article concerns the assessment of selected physical and mechanical properties of a dump soil. The dump soil is a specific soil with a very heterogeneous...

Influence of the heterogeneity of a dump soil on the assessment of its selected properties

Article Category: Original Study

Published Online: Sep 30, 2020

Page range: 263 - 275

Received: Nov 07, 2019

Accepted: Jul 23, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sgem-2020-0001

Keywords
dump soil, soil properties, shear strength, laboratory tests, heterogeneity

© 2020 Sebastian Olesiak, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Influence of the heterogeneity of a dump soil on the assessment of its selected properties

Article Category: Original Study

Published Online: Sep 30, 2020

Page range: 263 - 275

Received: Nov 07, 2019

Accepted: Jul 23, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sgem-2020-0001

Keywordsdump soil, soil properties, shear strength, laboratory tests, heterogeneity

© 2020 Sebastian Olesiak, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
dump soil, soil properties, shear strength, laboratory tests, heterogeneity