Tailings dams, due to methods and materials used in their construction are vulnerable structures to earthquake. In many cases storage of water over tailings is required to prevent aerial pollution or reduction in water consumption by the means of a recycling system, therefore failure of these kinds of dams not only induce affects similar to conventional water dams, but also may lead to irrevers...

Les ouvrages verticaux en enrochements sont des dispositifs innovants et alternatifs aux de type caissons verticaux. blocs encages par une structure metallique ou pieux, le tout occupant emprise reduite au sol. Ce d’ouvrage offre multiples avantages : impact faible cours travaux, possibilite s’implanter a proximite zones vie marine sans significatif, permeabilite laissant circuler partie couran...