Showing papers by "Maurice B. Dusseault published in 1985"

TL;DR: In this article, the behavior of the clay/water/bitumen/sand systems at Syncrude Canada Ltd. is studied, and data on system rheology, gel strength of sand/sludge mixes, void ratio to permeability relationships for sludge, and the void ratio/effective stress relationship for silt is presented.

TL;DR: In this article, the mechanics of coal subsidence in terms of clay mineralogy, degree of cementation and overcompaction, osmotic and matrix suction, cation geochemistry of the resaturation fluid, and the availability of water are discussed.

TL;DR: In this article, a controlled laboratory study was conducted to simulate post-reclamation subsidence in cast-back smectitic overburden (spoil), and the authors identified several phenomena such as lump softening (loss of suction) on resaturation, and the lack of any effect of water salinity.