Date Published
May-August 2018
Summary
At this time, there is a crisis associated with concern over the safety of tailings dams and lack of trust in their design and performance. This crisis has resulted from recent high-profile failures of dams at locations with strong technical experience, conscientious operators, and established regulatory procedures.
Reference Information
Morganstern, N.R. 2018. Geotechnical risk, regulation and public policy. Soils and Rocks 41(2):107-129.
Morganstern, N.R. 2018. Geotechnical risk, regulation and public policy. Soils and Rocks 41(2):107-129.
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