Research Article

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

Table 4

Characteristics of the chemical column experiments.

ParameterValue

Column diameter (cm)5
Column length (cm)14
Distance between inlet and tailings (cm)2
Tailings column length (cm)10
Tailings size (mm)0.315
Tailings weight (kg)0.245
Hydraulic gradient0.5
Ferrous ion solution concentrations (mg/L)0.4–0.5, 0.3–0.4, and 0.2–0.3