Chryss, AG, Fitton, TG & Bhattacharya, SN 2006, 'Turbulent Flow of Non-Newtonian Tailings in Self Formed Channels on Tailings Stacks', in R Jewell, S Lawson & P Newman (eds), Paste 2006: Proceedings of the Ninth International Seminar on Paste and Thickened Tailings, Australian Centre for Geomechanics, Perth, pp. 429-438, https://doi.org/10.36487/ACG_repo/663_37
(https://papers.acg.uwa.edu.au/p/663_37_Chryss/)
Abstract: One of the key requirements for estimating the storage capacity of tailings stacks is the ability to predict the 
stack profile or overall slope.  As it has been observed (Williams and Meynick, 1986) that centrally 
discharged thickened tailings tend to confine themselves to self formed channels when transporting tailings 
down a beach, this provides strong clues that the channel slope may, in part, be dictating the final stack 
slope.  Earlier work has pointed to the channel slope determining overall beach slope (Pirouz et al., 2005).  
The aim of this project is to develop a technique for estimating beach slope for non-segregating thickened 
tailings from laboratory size samples.  This requires the development of a model of particle transport in self 
contained channels, and to further demonstrate what type of role the observed self formed channels play in  
beach slope formation.