Environmental hazards posed by mine dust, and monitoring method of mine dust pollution using remote sensing technologies: An overview

H Yu, I Zahidi - Science of the total environment, 2023 - Elsevier
The over-exploitation of mineral resources has led to increasingly serious dust pollution in
mines, resulting in a series of negative impacts on the environment, mine workers …

Progress and prospects of mining with backfill in metal mines in China

G Xue, E Yilmaz, Y Wang - … Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy and Materials, 2023 - Springer
Mining is the foundation of modern industrial development. In the context of the “carbon
peaking and carbon neutrality” era, countries have put forward the development strategy of …

Long-term ageing characteristics of cemented paste backfill: Usability of sand as a partial substitute of hazardous tailings

M Sari, E Yilmaz, T Kasap - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
Considering environmental problems caused by sulfidic tailings as a result of long-term
ageing as well as inadequacies in their gradations in ensuring the strength needed for …

Influence of 3D-printed polymer structures on dynamic splitting and crack propagation behavior of cementitious tailings backfill

H Zhang, S Cao, E Yilmaz - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Originally developed for polymer materials, 3D printing is an encouraging technique to
create versatile geometric shapes and high-precision construction elements from various …

Physico-chemical and micro-structural behavior of cemented mine backfill: Effect of pH in dam tailings

T Kasap, E Yilmaz, M Sari - Journal of Environmental Management, 2022 - Elsevier
The tailings created during ore processing have been a serious problem for mining
companies and environment since it is a challenging task to effectively manage these highly …

Effects of mineral additives and age on microstructure evolution and durability properties of sand-reinforced cementitious mine backfills

T Kasap, E Yilmaz, M Sari - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Cementitious paste/mine backfill (CMB/CPB) is a creative way to proficiently decrease the
sum of sulfidic tailings. However, considering them as minor raw material and inadequacies …

Carbon nanotube reinforced cementitious tailings composites: Links to mechanical and microstructural characteristics

H Zhang, S Cao, E Yilmaz - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
The special hexagonal structure of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) leads to bending, exhibiting a
spatial topology. Thus it has excellent electrical, mechanical and thermal stability and other …

Influence of types and contents of nano cellulose materials as reinforcement on stability performance of cementitious tailings backfill

A Wang, S Cao, E Yilmaz - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
This study explores the quality of cemented tailings backfill (CTB) reinforced with diverse
nano cellulose materials (NCMs) such as micro-fibrillated cellulose (MFC), hydroxylated …

Effect of layer thickness on the flexural property and microstructure of 3D-printed rhomboid polymer-reinforced cemented tailing composites

Z Zhao, S Cao, E Yilmaz - … Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy and Materials, 2023 - Springer
For mines with poor ore bodies and surrounding rocks, the general mining method does not
allow the ore to be extracted from underground safely and efficiently. For these mines, the …

Mechanical, energy evolution, damage and microstructural behavior of cemented tailings-rock fill considering rock content and size effects

H Qin, S Cao, E Yilmaz - Construction and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Cemented tailings-rock fill (CTRF) is crucial for engineering intention and durability of re-
filled stopes in deep underground mines. The current work examined the effects of fragment …