Research Article

Permeability Characteristics of Tailings considering Chemical and Physical Clogging in Lixi Tailings Dam, China

Table 3

Characteristics of the physical column experiments.

ParameterValue

Column diameter5 cm
Column length14 cm
Distance between inlet and transition layer2 cm
Tailings column length8 cm
Tailings size0.315 mm and 0.16 mm
Tailings proportion1 : 1
Tailings weight0.237 kg
Hydraulic gradient (experiments 4, 5, 6, and 7)1.25, 0.625, 0.25, and 0.125