Author: Bruno Bussière

Late Effect of physical defects on tensile properties of a textured HDPE geomembrane
Dharmesh Lal, R Faneva M Rarison, Bruno Bussière, Mamert Mbonimpa, James L Hanson, Nazli Yesiller, Michel Aubertin

Hydraulic properties of crushed rock-bentonite mixtures used as low permeability materials in mine waste confinement structures
Yosra Hfaiedh, Vincent Boulanger-Martel, Bruno Bussière

Creep properties of filtered tailings: design of a temperature-controlled uniaxial constant load testing apparatus and preliminary results
Mutaz Nujaim, Vincent Boulanger-Martel, Bruno Bussière, Weber Anselmo dos Ramos Souza, Thomas Pabst

In situ thermal behavior of an insulation cover for mine site reclamation in arctic climate
Chloé G Larochelle, Bruno Bussière, Vincent Boulanger-Martel, Ward Wilson, Évangéline Rivest

Thermal evolution of reclaimed tailings storage facilities in continuous permafrost regions: a numerical investigation on the main factors of influence
Vincent Boulanger-Martel, Bruno Bussière, Jean Côté

Degradation state of a textured HDPE geomembrane exhumed ten years after their installation on the Aldermac site, QC, Canada
Faneva Rarison, Mamert Mbonimpa, Bruno Bussière, Abdelkabir Maqsoud, Sophie Turcotte

Saturated-unsaturated numerical modelling of a vertically heterogeneous monolayer cover with an elevated water table: the Manitou site case study
Yves-Dady Botula, Bruno Bussière, Marie Guittonny, Abdelkabir Maqsoud

Use of Geomembranes in Reclamation Covers for Reactive Mining Waste Disposal Sites
Nazli Yesiller, James L Hanson, Bruno Bussière, Thomas Pabst, Michel Aubertin

Thermal conductivity of Meadowbank’s mine waste rocks and tailings
Vincent Boulanger-Martel, Andrée Poirier, Jean Côté, Bruno Bussière

Laboratory and field study of oxygen flux and hydrogeological behaviour of monolayer covers made of low-sulfide tailings combined with an elevated water table placed over acid-generating mine tailings
Nicolas J Rey, Isabelle Demers, Bruno Bussière, Mamert Mbonimpa, Sylvain Lortie

Performance evaluation of covers with capillary barrier effects (CCBE) under deep groundwater conditions using experimental cells
Abdelkabir Maqsoud, Bruno Bussière, Sophie Turcotte, Mélanie Roy

Controlling water infiltration in waste rock piles: Design, construction, and monitoring of a large-scale in-situ pilot test pile
Vincent Martin, Bruno Bussière, Benoît Plante, Thomas Pabst, Fernando Medina, Marie-Lin Bréard Lanoix, Adrien Dimech, Julien Dubuc, Bissé Poaty, Robert Wu, Jeffrey McKenzie, Stefan Broda, Dan Chen, Michel Aubertin

A research project on the use of waste rock inclusions to improve the performance of tailings impoundments
Michael James, Bruno Bussière, Carl Pednault, Nicolas Pépin, Marielle Limoges, Michel Aubertin

Design, construction, and preliminary performance of an insulation cover with capillary barrier effects at Meadowbank mine, Nunavut
Vincent Boulanger-Martel, Bruno Bussière, Jean Côté, Patrice Gagnon

A parametric study of the efficiency of cover systems as oxygen barriers
Thomas Pabst, Bruno Bussière, John Molson, Michel Aubertin

INFLUENCE OF EXTREME EVENTS AND HYDROGEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES ON THE RELEASE CAPACITY OF STORE-AND-RELEASE COVERS IN A SEMIARID CLIMATE
Bruno Bossé, Bruno Bussière, Abdelkabir Maqsoud, Rachid Hakkou, Mostafa Benzaazoua

EFFECT OF CEMENTITIOUS AMENDMENT ON THE GEOCHEMICAL BEHAVIOR OF A SURFACE PASTE TAILINGS DISPOSAL
Ichrak Hadimi, Mostafa Benzaazoua, Abdelkabir Maqsoud, Bruno Bussière

Evaluation of the water retention curve of mine waste rock using laboratory tests and predictive models
Anna Peregoedova, Bruno Bussière, Michel Aubertin

Results from a field investigation of the elevated water table technique combined with a monolayer cover on acid generating tailings
Marie-Pier Ethier, Bruno Bussière, Isabelle Demers, Abdelkabir Maqsoud, Jean Dionne, Mélanie Roy, Michel Aubertin

Long term hydro-geochemical behaviour of surface paste disposal in field experimental cells
Gilles Barast, Mostafa Benzaazoua, Abdelkabir Maqsoud, Bruno Bussière

Laboratory Evaluation of Crushed Rock-bentonite Hydro-geotechnical Properties
Vincent Boulanger Martel, Bruno Bussière, Jean Côté

Measurement and prediction of the CO2 effective diffusion coefficient in unsaturated media
Akué Sylvette Awoh, Benoît Plante, Bruno Bussière, Mamert Mbonimpa

Simulating the variation of the phreatic surface level to assess reclamation techniques for an acidic tailings impoundment - A field-scale study
Stefan Broda, Daniela Blessent, Abdelkabir Maqsoud, Bruno Bussière, Michel Aubertin

Experimental study of tailings percolation into waste rock
Nicolas Rey, Isabelle Demers, Bruno Bussière

Restauration du site minier abandonné Aldermac : résultats préliminaires du suivi de la nappe surélevée
Abdelkabir Maqsoud, Mamert Mbonimpa, Bruno Bussière, Jean Dionne

In situ evaluation of the elevated water table technique combined with a monolayer cover on reactive tailings: monitoring strategy and preliminary results
Marie-Pier Ethier, Bruno Bussière, Abdelkabir Maqsoud, Isabelle Demers, Michel Aubertin, Robert Lacroix

Investigation of Natural Fibres Reinforced Cemented Paste Backfill (NFR-CPB)
Babak Koohestani, Tikou Belem, Ahmed Koubaa, Bruno Bussière

CO2 consumption test for the quantification of the mineral carbonation potential of mine waste rock
Akué Sylvette Awoh, Benoît Plante, Bruno Bussière, Mamert Mbonimpa

Laboratory measurement and prediction of the saturated hydraulic conductivity of mine waste rock
Anna Peregoedova, Michel Aubertin, Bruno Bussière

Recommendations to improve the hydrogeotechnical behaviour of waste rock piles
Michel Aubertin, Michael James, Maryam Maknoon, Bruno Bussière

Field retention tests to evaluate nickel retention on mine waste rock
Isabelle Demers, Bruno Bussière, Benoît Plante

Use of mine tailings as raw material in concrete and mortar mix proportioning
Tikou Belem, Bruno Bussière, Yasser Chtaini, Kumar Chandra Rohit

Potential of contaminated neutral drainage generation from waste rock at Raglan
Marie-Pier Éthier, Bruno Bussière, Mostafa Benzaazoua, Ronald V Nicholson, Philippe Garneau

Numerical modelling of contaminated neutral drainage from a waste rock field test plot
Isabelle Demers, John W Molson, Bruno Bussière

Défis rencontrés dans la modélisation hydrogéochimique des dépôts de résidus en pâte en surface
Thomas Deschamps, John W Molson, Mostafa Benzaazoua, Michel Aubertin, Bruno Bussière

Physical modeling of subaqueous high sulphide mine tailings disposal: Impact of hydrodynamic conditions on water cover quality
Akué Sylvette Awoh, Mamert Mbonimpa, Bruno Bussière

Consolidation characteristics of early age cemented paste backfill
Erol Yilmaz, Tikou Belem, Bruno Bussière, Mostafa Benzaazoua

Spatial water quality distribution in the water cover used to limit acid mine drainage generation at the Don Rouyn site (QC, Canada)
Mamert Mbonimpa, Sylvette Akué Awoh, Valery Beaud, Bruno Bussière, Jacques Leclerc

Repeatability evaluation of instrumented column tests in acid mine drainage prediction and cover efficiency evaluation
Isabelle Demers, Bruno Bussière

CONVERSION OF THE MODIFIED KOVÁCS MODEL PARAMETERS TO THE BROOKS & COREY AND VAN GENUCHTEN MODEL PARAMETERS FOR GRANULAR SOILS
Abdelkabir Maqsoud, Bruno Bussière, Mamert Mbonimpa, Michel Aubertin

MODELING THE INFLUENCE OF HETEROGENEITY AND ANISOTROPY ON PHYSICAL PROCESSES IN ARD-PRODUCING WASTE ROCK PILES
Belkacem Lahmira, René Lefebvre, Michel Aubertin, Bruno Bussière

MICROSTRUCTURAL PROPERTIES OF COLUMN CONSOLIDATED PASTE BACKFILL
Omar El-Aatar, Tikou Belem, Bruno Bussière, Mostafa Benzaazoua, Erol Yilmaz

EVOLUTION OF CEMENTED PASTE BACKFILL SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY AT EARLY CURING TIME
Jovette Godbout, Bruno Bussière, Michel Aubertin, Tikou Belem