Application of prefabricated retaining walls with increased shear resistance to ensure tailings dam stability

Abstract Tailings ponds and sludge storage facilities do not currently meet modern standards that regulate the requirements for operational safety, reliability, stability and durability. The research considers new constructive solutions for retaining walls with increased shear resistance due to passive soil resistance. Schemes and designs of tailings dams are analyzed. A comparative analysis is carried out using recommended methods to determine the safety factor for the design slip curves. The regularities of the influence of multilayer nonlinearly deformed backfill and external loads are established and new principles for determining the horizontal pressure on the retaining wall are formulated. The development of new design solutions for retaining walls and calculation methods for determining the lateral pressure of multilayer backfill is an urgent scientific task. Consideration of the influence of a multilayer nonlinearly deformed massif under external loading allows formulating new principles for determining the horizontal pressure on the retaining wall.