...Steven T. Y. Wong, BEng(Hons); Dominic E. L. Ong, BE(Hons), PhD, PEng, MIEM CPEng, MIEAust; Retnamony G. Robinson, BEng(Hons), MSc, PhD It is important for geotechnical engineers to understand the intrinsic and mechanical behaviour of silt as it is presently recognised that there exist gaps...

...Dawn Shuttle, PhD, MICE, PEng; Michael Jefferies, PEng Tailings, produced when rock is crushed to recover metals, are normally discharged as slurry of predominantly silt-sized particles into storage areas that are created using dams. These dams have a poor safety record with billions of dollars...