Oil-Shale Solid-Waste Disposal: Estimation of Embankment Physical Stability and the Movement of Water and Solutes

摘要

This paper reviews the basic principles governing the physical stability and the movement of water in a retorted shale embankment. A hydrologic model was used to estimate water movement in a conceptual embankment subjected to a hypothetical, simplified construction and closure scenarios and a 30 year climatic exposure. The benefits and limitations of the approach are described in conjunction with research required to achieve more precise estimates of physical stability, and water and solute movement. (ERA citation 08:006978)