MINESTONE AS FILL MATERIAL

Research into the use of minestone or colliery discard, as sole fill material has shown that if the material is well compacted there is no risk of spontaneous combustion as had been previously thought. National coal board-sponsored research is to include the construction of a number of reinforced-earth structures with minestone as the sole fill material. The project is planned to continuously record movements and stress changes, temperature and chemical reactions in the structures which also incorporate precast concrete facing panels and galvanised steel reinforcing straps. One of the principal tests will be the effects on the galvanised straps of sulphates and sulphides inherent in the minestone. (TRRL)

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  Morgan-Grampian Limited

  30 Calderwood Street
  London SE18 6QH,   England 
• Authors:
  • DONOVAN, P
• Publication Date: 1981-2

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 15
• Serial:
  • Civil Engineering
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0885-7024
  • Serial URL: http://www.pubs.asce.org/ceonline/newce/html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Chemical reactions; Coal mines; Combustion; Fills; Galvanized metals; Granular materials; Mechanically stabilized earth; Mines; Panels; Precast concrete; Soils; Steel; Stresses; Sulfates; Sulfides; Temperature; Waste products (Materials); Wastes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Fill (Embankment)
• ITRD Terms: 4563: By product; 2801: Embankment; 4107: Granular; 5117: Mine; 7156: Reaction (chem); 3349: Reinforced earth; 4156: Soil; 7310: Sulphate
• Subject Areas: Environment; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00334876
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 28 1981 12:00AM