Research Article

Theoretical and Case Studies of Interval Nonprobabilistic Reliability for Tailing Dam Stability

Table 3

The physical and mechanical parameters of the tailing dam.

Earth speciesNatural weightiness degree/kN/m3 Shear strength Permeability coefficient/cm·s−1
Internal friction angel/° Cohesion/kPa
VerticalHorizontal

Tailing fine sand20.231.941.436.90.734.612.31.6 × 10−32.0 × 10−3
Tailing silty sand20.130.239.634.211.232.719.26.8 × 10−41.5 × 10−3
Clay tailings22.026.13531.412.936.622.96.0 × 10−57.5 × 10−4
Powder clay20.51.118.96.617.924.720.32.2 × 10−62.8 × 10−6