Assessment of Acoustic Emission and Triaxial Mechanical Properties of Rock-Cemented Tailings Matrix Composites

Table 2

Triaxial compression strength of RCTMC and RS specimens in these tests.

Specimen name	Cement-to-tailings ratio	Slurry content, % (peak)		Slurry content, % (remnant)
		65	70	65	70
RCTMC sample	1 : 6	99.4 MPa	112.1 MPa	37.3 MPa	66.5 MPa
	1 : 8	93.8 MPa	105.5 MPa	35.0 MPa	44.3 MPa
RS sample	—	142 MPa		29.5 MPa