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2016

Conference Publication

Capping of a surface slurried coal tailings storage facility

Williams, D. J. and King, G. (2016). Capping of a surface slurried coal tailings storage facility. Mine Closure 2016, Perth, WA, Australia, 15-17 March 2016. Perth, WA, Australia: Australian Centre for Geomechanics (ACG).

Capping of a surface slurried coal tailings storage facility

2016

Journal Article

Simulations of fall cone test in soil mechanics using the material point method

Llano-Serna, M. A., Farias, M. M., Pedroso, D.M., Williams, D. J. and Sheng, D. (2016). Simulations of fall cone test in soil mechanics using the material point method. Applied Mechanics and Materials, 846, 336-341. doi: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.846.336

Simulations of fall cone test in soil mechanics using the material point method

2016

Conference Publication

Analysis of Kennecott Utah Copper's Bingham Canyon Mine Pit Wall Slides

Llano-Serna, M. A., Williams, David J. and Ruest, M. R. (2016). Analysis of Kennecott Utah Copper's Bingham Canyon Mine Pit Wall Slides. Tailings and Mine Waste' 16, Keystone, Colorado, USA, 2-5 October 2016. Fort Collins Colorado, United States: Colorado State University.

Analysis of Kennecott Utah Copper's Bingham Canyon Mine Pit Wall Slides

2016

Book

Evaluating performance: Monitoring and auditing: Leading Practice Sustainable Development Program for the Mining Industry

Nichols, Owen, Coleman, Misha, Jones, David R., Unger, Corinne J., Donato, David, Pattenden, Catherine, Smith, Ross, Waggitt, Peter, Williams, David, Erskine, Peter, Brown, Graham, Pape, Sophie, Sandison, Rod, Bennett, Kate, Davies, Paul, Tucker, Claire and Thom, Victoria (2016). Evaluating performance: Monitoring and auditing: Leading Practice Sustainable Development Program for the Mining Industry. Canberra, ACT, Australia: Commonwealth of Australia.

Evaluating performance: Monitoring and auditing: Leading Practice Sustainable Development Program for the Mining Industry

2015

Journal Article

Development of a post-flood road maintenance strategy: case study Queensland, Australia

Khan, Misbah U., Mesbah, Mahmoud, Ferreira, Luis and Williams, David J. (2015). Development of a post-flood road maintenance strategy: case study Queensland, Australia. International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 18 (8), 1-12. doi: 10.1080/10298436.2015.1121781

Development of a post-flood road maintenance strategy: case study Queensland, Australia

2015

Journal Article

Weathering profiles of Bunya Phyllite in southwest Brisbane - a geotechnical approach

Marques, E. A. G. and Williams, D. J. (2015). Weathering profiles of Bunya Phyllite in southwest Brisbane - a geotechnical approach. Australian Geomechanics Journal, 50 (4), 97-104.

Weathering profiles of Bunya Phyllite in southwest Brisbane - a geotechnical approach

2015

Journal Article

Can hydrocarbon contamination influence clay soil grain size composition?

Trzcinski, Jerzy, Williams, David J. and Zbik, Marek S. (2015). Can hydrocarbon contamination influence clay soil grain size composition?. Applied Clay Science, 109-110, 49-54. doi: 10.1016/j.clay.2015.03.014

Can hydrocarbon contamination influence clay soil grain size composition?

2015

Journal Article

Estimating the tensile strength of super hard brittle materials using truncated spheroidal specimens

Serati, Mehdi, Alehossein, Habib and Williams, David J. (2015). Estimating the tensile strength of super hard brittle materials using truncated spheroidal specimens. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 78, 123-140. doi: 10.1016/j.jmps.2015.02.011

Estimating the tensile strength of super hard brittle materials using truncated spheroidal specimens

2015

Journal Article

How the hydro-gel flocculation microstructure changes

Zbik, M. S., Williams, D. J., Song, Y-F and Wang, C.C. (2015). How the hydro-gel flocculation microstructure changes. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 469, 11-19. doi: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2014.12.062

How the hydro-gel flocculation microstructure changes

2015

Journal Article

Smectite clay microstructural behaviour on the Atterberg limits transition

Zbik, Marek S., Williams, David J., Song, Yen-Fang and Wang, Chun-Chieh (2015). Smectite clay microstructural behaviour on the Atterberg limits transition. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 467, 89-96. doi: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2014.11.042

Smectite clay microstructural behaviour on the Atterberg limits transition

2015

Conference Publication

Michell–Fourier analytical treatment of stresses in the ring test under parabolic compression

Serati, Mehdi and Williams, David J. (2015). Michell–Fourier analytical treatment of stresses in the ring test under parabolic compression. US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, San Francisco, CA, United States, 29 June - 1 July 2015. Alexandria, VA, United States: The American Rock Mechanics Association.

Michell–Fourier analytical treatment of stresses in the ring test under parabolic compression

2015

Conference Publication

Selection of shear strength profile for desiccated tailings to support an upstream raise

Williams, David J. (2015). Selection of shear strength profile for desiccated tailings to support an upstream raise. Tailings and Mine Waste 2015, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 26-28 October 2015.

Selection of shear strength profile for desiccated tailings to support an upstream raise

2015

Conference Publication

Effect of anisotropy on fracture toughness and fracturing of rocks

Ghamgosar, Morteza, Williams, David J. and Erarslan, Nazife (2015). Effect of anisotropy on fracture toughness and fracturing of rocks. 49th US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium 2015, San Francisco, CA USA, 29 June-1 July 2015. Alexandria, VA USA: American Rock Mechanics Association.

Effect of anisotropy on fracture toughness and fracturing of rocks

2015

Conference Publication

Influence of pile installation techniques on ground heave in clays

Larisch, Martin D., Williams, David J. and Scheuermann, Alexander (2015). Influence of pile installation techniques on ground heave in clays. 12th Australia New Zeland Conference on Geomechanics, Wellington, New Zealand, 22-25 February 2015.

Influence of pile installation techniques on ground heave in clays

2015

Conference Publication

Impact of co-disposing mixed plant rejects on spoil pile settlements

Kho, A. K., Tucker, N., Williams, D. J. and Shokouhi, A. (2015). Impact of co-disposing mixed plant rejects on spoil pile settlements. Tailings and Mine Waste Management for the 21st Century, Sydney, Australia, 27-28 July 2015. Jolimont, WA, Australia: Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.

Impact of co-disposing mixed plant rejects on spoil pile settlements

2015

Conference Publication

Multiple-slopes stability assessment by limit equilibrium and genetic algorithms

Tun, Y. W., Pedroso, D. M., Scheuermann, A. and Williams, D. J. (2015). Multiple-slopes stability assessment by limit equilibrium and genetic algorithms. 14th International Conference of International Association for Computer Methods and Recent Advances in Geomechanics, IACMAG 2014, Kyoto, Japan, 22-25 September 2014. Leiden, The Netherlands: Taylor and Francis/CRC Press/Balkema. doi: 10.1201/b17435-251

Multiple-slopes stability assessment by limit equilibrium and genetic algorithms

2015

Conference Publication

Numerical study of rock aggregate materials under various loadings

Zhu, L., Erarslan, N., Williams, D. J., Serati, M. and Ghamgosar, M. (2015). Numerical study of rock aggregate materials under various loadings. US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, San Francisco, CA, United States, 29 June - 1 July 2015. Alexandria, VA, United States: The American Rock Mechanics Association.

Numerical study of rock aggregate materials under various loadings

2015

Conference Publication

Influence of water on particle size distribution of clay mineral-rich coarse coal reject

Shokouhi, A., Williams, D. J. and Zbik, M. (2015). Influence of water on particle size distribution of clay mineral-rich coarse coal reject. Tailings and Mine Waste Management for the 21st Century, Sydney, Australia, 27-28 July 2015. Jolimont, WA, Australia: Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.

Influence of water on particle size distribution of clay mineral-rich coarse coal reject

2015

Conference Publication

How stable are angle-of-repose coarse-grained mine waste slopes?

Williams, David J. (2015). How stable are angle-of-repose coarse-grained mine waste slopes?. Slope Stability 2015, Cape Town, South Africa, 12-14 October 2015.

How stable are angle-of-repose coarse-grained mine waste slopes?

2015

Conference Publication

Relative modulus improvement due to inclusion of geo-reinforcement within a gravel material

Lacey, D. W., Look, B. G and Williams, D. J. (2015). Relative modulus improvement due to inclusion of geo-reinforcement within a gravel material. 12th Australia New Zealand Conference on Geomechanics, Wellington, New Zealand, 22-25 February 2015.

Relative modulus improvement due to inclusion of geo-reinforcement within a gravel material