Table 4 Effective saturation and dry beach length of tailings reservoir under different pH values conditions.

From: Seepage field characteristic and stability analysis of tailings dam under action of chemical solution

Conditions

Maximum effective saturation

Minimum effective saturation

Dry beach length (m)

1: pH = 7 (Original sample)

1

5.53007 × 10–4

447

2: pH = 3

1

5.43855 × 10–4

348

3: pH = 5

1

5.42690 × 10–4

417

4: pH = 9

1

5.45025 × 10–4

298

5: pH = 12

1

5.46200 × 10–4

249