Project solution of intervention measures at the dam of the "Šaški potok" tailing dump

Abstract

There was an increase in the groundwater level and increased waterlogging of the terrain at the "Šaški potok" flotation tailing dump in Majdanpek, due to a damage of drainage collector. The stability of man-made materials of the landfills is directly dependent on the position of the free water surface in the body of the landfill. The rise of the underground water level leads to a decrease in the strength parameters of the materials from which the dam is built, which reduces the safety factor of the outer slope. For the purpose of interventional lowering the high level of underground water in the main dam body of the landfill, a hydrodynamic terrain model was created and various conceptual solutions were evaluated, using the hydrodynamic analysis. A group of wells was selected as the most optimal technical solution for lowering the groundwater level below the designed elevation.

Keywords

• flotation tailing dump
• high groundwater level
• hydrodynamic model
• group of wells