Feixia Zhang is a Ph.D candidate in Geotechnical Engineering at the Oil Sands Tailings Research Facility, University of Alberta.
She reports on her Ph.D thesis research on estimating permeability in tailings as they dry and shrink. Her research shows that permeability does change substantially. She proposes a revised methodology for estimating permeability and outlines the physical factors needed to improve calculations of permeability.
Her presentation was part of the Oil Sands Tailings 2014 Conference at Lake Louise, Alberta, Dec. 8-10, 2014.
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