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 …

Analyzing microscopic structure and macroscopic strength behavior of cement-based tail fills incorporating fiber by X-ray CT scanning technique

M Jiang, S Cao, E Yilmaz - Construction and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Using structurally layered cementitious tailings backfill (CTB) as synthetic roof material for
down-cut-and-fill mining can save cost while ensuring mechanical properties. In the current …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Slag-based stabilization/solidification of hazardous arsenic-bearing tailings as cemented paste backfill: Strength and arsenic immobilization assessment

H Jiang, J Zheng, Y Fu, Z Wang, E Yilmaz… - Case Studies in …, 2024 - Elsevier
The widespread occurrence of toxic arsenic in sulfidic and non-ferrous waste tailings
hinders its disposal as cement paste backfill (CPB). Alkali activated slag (AAS) has recently …

Predicting long-term impact of cementitious mine fill considering sand as a copper-tailings substitution

T Kasap, E Yilmaz, M Sari, S Karasu - Powder Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
It is of great importance to use different materials or techniques to enhance the
quality/behavior of cementitious mine fill (CMF). This leads the mining industry to evaluate …

Macro-mesoscopic mechanical properties and damage progression of cemented tailings backfill under cyclic static load disturbance

X Song, Y Huang, S Wang, H Yu, Y Hao - Composite Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Frequent mining stress disturbances in deep-earth resource extraction lead to different
degrees of initial damage within cemented tailings backfill (CTB), which in turn changes the …

[HTML][HTML] Damage evolution, brittleness and solidification mechanism of cement soil and alkali-activated slag soil

K Geng, J Chai, Y Qin, Z Xu, J Cao, H Zhou… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Alkali-activated materials are environmentally friendly gelling agents that have been
intensively studied in soil solidification over a long period of time. Currently, there is little …

Understanding the static rate dependence of early fracture behavior of cemented paste backfill using digital image correlation and acoustic emission techniques

Y Zhou, S Yin, K Zhao, L Wang, L Liu - Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2023 - Elsevier
In mining engineering practice, cemented paste backfill (CPB) are subjected to loads at
different static rates, so it is crucial to clarify the mechanical evolution mechanism of CPBs at …

Cementitious backfill with partial replacement of Cu-rich mine tailings by sand: Rheological, mechanical and microstructural properties

NU Guner, E Yilmaz, M Sari, T Kasap - Minerals, 2023 - mdpi.com
The thinning of tailings gradation during ore processing leads to a sizeable fall in the
strength of cementitious paste backfill (CPB), increases operational risks, and encourages …

Polymer shape effect on damage evolution, internal defects and crack propagation of 3D-printed polymer-based cementitious backfill

H Zhang, S Cao, E Yilmaz - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
The strength property and damage mode of cementitious tailings backfill (CTB) are
governed by its structural characteristics in the presence of the microstructure/internal defect …