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01-06-2024 | Original Paper

Velocity field and outflow discharge behavior in overtopping dam-break of an iron mine tailings dam: a model test

Authors: Changkun Ma, Xiaogang Guo, Chunhe Yang, Chao Zhang, Lei Ma, Xueting Li

Published in: Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment | Issue 6/2024

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Abstract

Landslides in mining engineering mainly occur in tailings dams. The evolution of monitoring indexes is important for the improvement of warning accuracy in tailings dam breaks. The velocity field and outflow discharge behavior in overtopping dam-break of an iron mine tailings dam were studied. There were two stages of the tailings flow in the model test, corresponding to two types of flow state, granular flow and viscous flow, respectively. The absolute vorticity vertical line |w| vertical line was measured to reveal the influence of terrain on the velocity. An estimation equation for the maximum velocity was proposed, in which vorticity and the height difference of terrain were taken into account. The standard deviation of the velocity stack \(\overline{e}\) with minus on top was used to distinguish the dam-break flow into “collision” and “non-fluctuating” regions. The velocity profiles of the transversal section were concluded to be three patterns based on the positions of the peak velocities. The three patterns well described the velocity field at different flow states. Estimation equations were proposed for the transversal section velocity profile. Based on the velocity profile equations, the estimation method of the outflow discharge was developed. This study provides a reference for improving the accuracy of tailings dam break warnings by non-intrusive monitoring methods.

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Metadata
Title
Velocity field and outflow discharge behavior in overtopping dam-break of an iron mine tailings dam: a model test
Authors
Changkun Ma
Xiaogang Guo
Chunhe Yang
Chao Zhang
Lei Ma
Xueting Li
Publication date
01-06-2024
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment / Issue 6/2024
Print ISSN: 1435-9529
Electronic ISSN: 1435-9537
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10064-024-03733-7

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