Abstract
Abstract A new “slurry displacement” method was developed for reconstitution of cylindrical specimens of highly gap-graded soils for laboratory element testing. The method stems from a need to conduct laboratory element tests on mixtures of waste rock and tailings with specific relevance to the development of new technology and material science for mining industry. The slurry displacement method allows preparing uniform/homogeneous specimens of highly gap-graded materials in a saturated condition, thus overcoming the difficulties in the use of currently available specimen preparation techniques. The suitability of the technique to replicate specimens is demonstrated by the repeatable test results obtained from shear testing of identical specimens prepared using the method.
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