Genesee Generating Station: Geotechnical Considerations

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Genesee Generating Station Geotechnical
Considerations

• D.C. Sego, PhD, PEng
• Professor, Geotechnical Engineering
• Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Mine Haul Roads

• Industry experience shows that good quality haul
  roads reduce rolling resistance (with reduced
  energy use and emissions), reduce maintenance
  costs for haul trucks and facilitate road-dust
  suppression.

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Calculations

• Determine road thickness for Cu of 100 and 150
  kPa and factor of safety varying from 1.0 to 3.0.
• Determine the cost per km to construct a 30 m
  wide road for each thickness.

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Rear Wheel Spacing
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